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About Chak Giljewala Village

Chak Giljewala is a mid sized village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 745 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Giljewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Giljewala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152032
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 745
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Giljewala compares

By the 2011 count Chak Giljewala is the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Chak Giljewala

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

Chak Giljewala lies about 16 km from Muktsar. 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 Giljewala
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 16 km
District headquarters Muktsar 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Giljewala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Giljewala village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Chak Giljewala village has 745 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Giljewala has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chak Giljewala is 152032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Giljewala covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Giljewala falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Chak Giljewala notes the nearest railway station 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 Chak Giljewala.

Chak Giljewala is about 16 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Giljewala is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Gidderbaha is about 16 km away. Muktsar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giljewala (under 2 km), Khunan Khurd (2.6 km) and Manianwala (3.1 km).

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

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