About Chirak Village

Chirak is one of the larger villages in Moga tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,228, made up of 5,405 males and 4,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2818 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Moga
Pincode	144020
Area (hectares)	2818 hectares
Population	10,228
Male Population	5,405
Female Population	4,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chirak compares

By the 2011 count Chirak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 2818 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 901.

Getting to Chirak

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

Chirak lies about 10 km from Moga. 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 Chirak
Nearest town	Bagha Purana	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Moga	10 km

Villages closest to Chirak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirak village had a population of 10,228. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Chirak village has 5,405 males and 4,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirak has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Chirak is 144020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirak covers 2818 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirak falls under Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The census record for Chirak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chirak.

Chirak is about 10 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirak is in Moga tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about 7.9 km away. Moga is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.