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About Chakkotla Village

Chakkotla is a small village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 159 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakkotla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakkotla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Sultanpur Lodhi
Pincode 144620
Area (hectares) 116.95 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 159
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Chakkotla compares

By the 2011 count Chakkotla is the 108th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 116.95 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chakkotla

The census records public bus service for Chakkotla 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 Chakkotla from other places

Chakkotla lies about 20 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Dudwindi, 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 Chakkotla
Nearest railway station Dudwindi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanpur Lodhi 6.4 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 20 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 20 km

Villages closest to Chakkotla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanpur Lodhi 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 Chakkotla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakkotla village had a population of 302. That makes it the 108th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chakkotla village has 159 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakkotla has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chakkotla is 144620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakkotla covers 116.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakkotla falls under Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakkotla is Dudwindi, 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 Chakkotla.

Chakkotla is about 20 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakkotla is in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. Dudwindi is about under 2 km away. Sultanpur Lodhi is about 6.4 km away. Kapurthala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahablipur (under 2 km), Bhaur (under 2 km) and Dadwindi (under 2 km).

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

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