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About Chankoi Village

Chankoi is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 415 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chankoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chankoi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 415
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Chankoi compares

By the 2011 count Chankoi is the 79th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chankoi

Chankoi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chankoi 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 Chankoi from other places

Chankoi lies about 45 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.7 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 Chankoi
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 3.7 km
Nearest town Ropar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 25 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 45 km

Villages closest to Chankoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chankoi village had a population of 797. That makes it the 79th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Chankoi village has 415 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chankoi has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chankoi is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chankoi covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chankoi falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chankoi is Kiratpur Sahib, about 3.7 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 Chankoi.

Chankoi is about 45 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chankoi is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 3.7 km away. Ropar is about 22 km away. Balachaur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (1.9 km), Lalpur (1.9 km) and Bagowal (3.1 km).

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

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