About Chak Dana Village

Chak Dana is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,647, made up of 831 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Dana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144422
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	1,647
Male Population	831
Female Population	816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Dana compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dana is the 61st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chak Dana

Chak Dana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Dana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Dana from other places

Chak Dana lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 12 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 Dana
Nearest town	Bālāchor	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rahon	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	16 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	19 km

Villages closest to Chak Dana

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

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Common questions about Chak Dana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dana village had a population of 1,647. That makes it the 61st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chak Dana village has 831 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dana has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chak Dana is 144422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Dana covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Dana falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Dana is Rahon, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Dana.

Chak Dana is about 19 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.

Chak Dana is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 8.8 km away. Rahon is about 12 km away. Nawanshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.