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About Chhokran Village

Chhokran 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 844, made up of 409 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhokran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhokran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144515
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 409
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhokran compares

By the 2011 count Chhokran is the 171st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chhokran

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 <5 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 8.4 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 2.9 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 Rahon 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 5.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.4 km

Villages closest to Chhokran

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.

Common questions about Chhokran

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhokran village had a population of 844. That makes it the 171st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Chhokran village has 409 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhokran has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chhokran is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhokran covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhokran is Rahon, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhokran.

Chhokran is about 8.4 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.

Chhokran is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 2.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 5.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Ranjha (under 2 km), Barsian (under 2 km) and Pallian Khurd (under 2 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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