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About Chakohi Village

Chakohi is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,887, made up of 966 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakohi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141414
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 1,887
Male Population 966
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakohi compares

By the 2011 count Chakohi is the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Chakohi

Chakohi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakohi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakohi from other places

Chakohi lies about 36 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 6.6 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 Chakohi
Nearest railway station Chawapail 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 8.1 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 36 km

Villages closest to Chakohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakohi village had a population of 1,887. That makes it the 18th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Chakohi village has 966 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakohi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Chakohi is 141414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakohi covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakohi falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakohi is Chawapail, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakohi.

Chakohi is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakohi is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 6.6 km away. Khanna is about 8.1 km away. Ludhiana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faizgarh (1.8 km), Bhamaddi (1.9 km) and Kotla Dhak (2.0 km).

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

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