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About Chak Chela Village

Chak Chela is a mid sized village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 567 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Chela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Chela village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144701
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 567
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Chela compares

By the 2011 count Chak Chela is the 38th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chak Chela

Chak Chela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Chela 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Chela from other places

Chak Chela lies about 15 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Rail Coach Factory, about 9.1 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 Chela
Nearest railway station Rail Coach Factory 9.1 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Chela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkot 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 Chela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Chela village had a population of 1,142. That makes it the 38th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Chak Chela village has 567 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Chela has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chak Chela is 144701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Chela covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Chela falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Chela is Rail Coach Factory, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chak Chela is about 15 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Chela is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Rail Coach Factory is about 9.1 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gadaipur (under 2 km), Chak Hathiana (under 2 km) and Chak Rame (under 2 km).

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

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