About Chark Village

Chark is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 594 males and 567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chark Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chark village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	141008
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	1,161
Male Population	594
Female Population	567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chark compares

By the 2011 count Chark is the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chark

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

How far is Chark from other places

Chark lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 4.6 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 Chark
Nearest railway station	Ladhowal	4.6 km
Nearest town	Phillaur	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	12 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	12 km

Villages closest to Chark

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Chark

As per the Census of India 2011, Chark village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chark village has 594 males and 567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chark has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chark is 141008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chark covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chark falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chark is Ladhowal, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chark.

Chark is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chark is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ladhowal is about 4.6 km away. Phillaur is about 6.5 km away. Ludhiana West is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.