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About Chalaki Village

Chalaki is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 254 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalaki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140102
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 254
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalaki compares

By the 2011 count Chalaki is the 106th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 892.

Getting to Chalaki

Chalaki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalaki 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalaki from other places

Chalaki lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about under 2 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 Chalaki
Nearest railway station New Morinda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Morinda 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km

Villages closest to Chalaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalaki village had a population of 480. That makes it the 106th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Chalaki village has 254 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalaki has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Chalaki is 140102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalaki covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalaki falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chalaki is New Morinda Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chalaki.

Chalaki is about 23 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalaki is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. New Morinda Junction is about under 2 km away. Morinda is about 3.2 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahbalpur (under 2 km), Sukho Majra (under 2 km) and Rambagh (under 2 km).

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

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