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About Chhokran Village

Chhokran is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,179 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhokran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhokran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144029
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 2,298
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhokran compares

By the 2011 count Chhokran is the 33rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Chhokran

Chhokran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhokran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhokran from other places

Chhokran lies about 41 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Malupota, about 12 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 Chhokran
Nearest railway station Malupota 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 13 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 41 km

Villages closest to Chhokran

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 Chhokran

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhokran village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Chhokran village has 1,179 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhokran 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 Chhokran is 144029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhokran covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhokran falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhokran is Malupota, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chhokran is about 41 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhokran is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Malupota is about 12 km away. Phillaur is about 13 km away. Jalandhar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moron (under 2 km), Mandi (under 2 km) and Turan (2.1 km).

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

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