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About Chak Dhotran Village

Chak Dhotran is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 294 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Dhotran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dhotran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144409
Area (hectares) 149.79 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 294
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Dhotran compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dhotran is the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 149.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chak Dhotran

The census records public bus service for Chak Dhotran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Dhotran from other places

Chak Dhotran lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chak Dhotran
Nearest railway station Goraya under 2 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Chak Dhotran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chak Dhotran

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dhotran village had a population of 573. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Chak Dhotran village has 294 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dhotran has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chak Dhotran is 144409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Dhotran covers 149.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Dhotran falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Dhotran is Goraya, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Dhotran.

Chak Dhotran is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Dhotran is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about under 2 km away. Phagwāra is about 10 km away. Phillaur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargundi (under 2 km), Dhesian Sang (2.1 km) and Surja (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chak Dhotran today is likely to be higher.

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