About Chhokar Village

Chhokar is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 321 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhokar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhokar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	142029
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	618
Male Population	321
Female Population	297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhokar compares

By the 2011 count Chhokar is the 101st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chhokar

Chhokar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhokar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chhokar from other places

Chhokar lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 5.0 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 Chhokar
Nearest railway station	Bhanohad Punjab	5.0 km
Nearest town	Gil	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	15 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	15 km

Villages closest to Chhokar

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 Chhokar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhokar village had a population of 618. That makes it the 101st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chhokar village has 321 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhokar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chhokar is 142029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhokar covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhokar is Bhanohad Punjab, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chhokar.

Chhokar is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhokar is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 5.0 km away. Gil is about 12 km away. Ludhiana West is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.