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About Chak Kalan Village

Chak Kalan is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,064, made up of 1,094 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141110
Area (hectares) 783 hectares
Population 2,064
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Chak Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Kalan is the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 783 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chak Kalan

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

Chak Kalan lies about 19 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Mullanpur, about 6.9 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Mullanpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Phillaur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 19 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 19 km

Villages closest to Chak Kalan

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.

Common questions about Chak Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Kalan village had a population of 2,064. That makes it the 51st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chak Kalan village has 1,094 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Kalan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chak Kalan is 141110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Kalan covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Kalan falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Kalan is Mullanpur, about 6.9 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 Chak Kalan.

Chak Kalan is about 19 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Kalan is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Mullanpur is about 6.9 km away. Phillaur is about 19 km away. Ludhiana West is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changan (under 2 km), Khanjarwal (2.8 km) and Baraich (3.5 km).

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

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