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About Chak Village

Chak is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 155 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 155
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 159th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chak

Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chak 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak from other places

Chak lies about 24 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.4 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
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 24 km
Nearest town Ropar 24 km

Villages closest to Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 305. That makes it the 159th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Chak village has 155 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chak is about 24 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 6.4 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 14 km away. Rupnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taprian Chak Chal Alias Kujal (under 2 km), Rampur (2.0 km) and Rampur Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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