About Chakkar Village

Chakkar is one of the larger villages in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,423, made up of 3,362 males and 3,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2035 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakkar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Jagraon
Pincode	142035
Area (hectares)	2035 hectares
Population	6,423
Male Population	3,362
Female Population	3,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakkar compares

By the 2011 count Chakkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 2035 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 919.

Getting to Chakkar

Chakkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakkar as Available within village. 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 Chakkar from other places

Chakkar lies about 53 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Nanaksar, about 18 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 Chakkar
Tehsil headquarters	Jagraon	18 km
Nearest railway station	Nanaksar	18 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	53 km

Villages closest to Chakkar

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

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Common questions about Chakkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakkar village had a population of 6,423. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Chakkar village has 3,362 males and 3,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakkar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chakkar is 142035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakkar covers 2035 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakkar falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakkar is Nanaksar, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakkar.

Chakkar is about 53 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakkar is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 18 km away. Nanaksar is about 18 km away. Ludhiana is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.