Chachoki Explained

Chachoki
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1947°N 75.7706°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kapurthala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:4,307
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Demographics1 Title2:Other spoken
Demographics1 Info2:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144632
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01822
Registration Plate:PB-09
Iso Code:IN-PB
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Gram panchayat

Chachoki is a village in Phagwara Tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, from Phagwara, and from State capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Chachoki has 958 houses with the total population of 4,307 persons of which 2,310 are male and 1,997 females. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 501.[1]

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Chachoki village, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Chachoki village, 2011 census[2] !Religion!!Total!!Female!!Male
Hindu3,2591,4811,778
Sikh893444449
Muslim742945
Buddhist231013
Jain220
Christian101
Not stated553124
Total4,3071,9972,310

Population data

Particulars Total MaleFemale
Total No. of Houses 958- -
Population 4,307 2,310 1,997
Child (0-6) 501 259 242
Schedule Caste 1,323 699 624
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 3,287 1,867 1,420
Total Workers 1,585 1,328 257
Main Worker 1,501 1,278 223
Marginal Worker 84 50 34

Transport

Phagwara Junction Railway Station and Mauli Halt Railway Station are the closest railway stations to Chachoki; however, Jalandhar City Rail Way station is 24 km away from the village. The village is 119 km away from Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar and the other nearest airport is Sahnewal Airport in Ludhiana, which is located 38 km away from the village.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chachoki. 28 July 2016.
  2. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India - C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab - 2011, Chachoki (CT), Row 79