About Chak Mehar Village

Chak Mehar is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 615 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Mehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Mehar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143407
Area (hectares)	287 hectares
Population	1,178
Male Population	615
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
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 Chak Mehar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Mehar is the 56th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 922.

Getting to Chak Mehar

Chak Mehar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Mehar 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 Chak Mehar from other places

Chak Mehar lies about 16 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Vain Puin, about 4.8 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 Mehar
Nearest railway station	Vain Puin	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadur Sahib	16 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	16 km

Villages closest to Chak Mehar

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

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Common questions about Chak Mehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Mehar village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 56th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Chak Mehar village has 615 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Mehar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chak Mehar is 143407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Mehar covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Mehar falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chak Mehar is Vain Puin, about 4.8 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 Chak Mehar.

Chak Mehar is about 16 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Mehar is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Vain Puin is about 4.8 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 16 km away. Tarn Taran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.