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About Chhokran Village

Chhokran is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 618 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhokran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhokran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Malerkotla
Pincode 148023
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 618
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhokran compares

By the 2011 count Chhokran is the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Chhokran

Chhokran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhokran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhokran from other places

Chhokran lies about 64 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about 5.1 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 Chhokran
Nearest railway station Bhanohad Punjab 5.1 km
Nearest town Gil 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Malerkotla 34 km
District headquarters Sangrur 64 km

Villages closest to Chhokran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhokran village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 96th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Chhokran village has 618 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhokran has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Chhokran is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhokran covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhokran falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhokran is Bhanohad Punjab, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhokran.

Chhokran is about 64 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhokran is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Bhanohad Punjab is about 5.1 km away. Gil is about 12 km away. Malerkotla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahadatpur (2.7 km), Ahan Kheri (7.1 km) and Manakheri (7.1 km).

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

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