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About Chakki Village

Chakki is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 331 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141115
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 331
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Chakki compares

By the 2011 count Chakki is the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chakki

Chakki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakki 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 Chakki from other places

Chakki lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 13 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 Chakki
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 14 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 27 km

Villages closest to Chakki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakki village had a population of 626. That makes it the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Chakki village has 331 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakki has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Chakki is 141115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakki covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakki falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chakki is Rahon, about 13 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 Chakki.

Chakki is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakki is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.0 km away. Rahon is about 13 km away. Samrala is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahimabad Kalan (1.8 km), Bullewal (1.9 km) and Khanpur (2.0 km).

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

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