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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Achan Chak<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = pan<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0124605|N|75.8032904|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Phillaur]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 246<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes =<br />
| population_total = 138<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/30112-achan-chak-punjab.html|title=Achan Chak Population Census 2011|work=census2011.co.in}}</ref><br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 69/69 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| population_demonym =<br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = <br />
| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 144410<br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]<br />
| area_code = 01826<br />
| registration_plate = PB 37<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]<br />
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| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Phillaur]]<br />
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}<br />
| footnotes =<br />
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'''Achan Chak''' is a small size village in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar]] [[List of districts of India|District]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 8&nbsp;km from Nagar, 3&nbsp;km from Phillaur, 48&nbsp;km from Jalandhar and 116&nbsp;km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. Achan Chak has postal head office in Phillaur. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]] who is an [[elected representative]] of village as per [[Panchayati raj (India)]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mypind.com/jal/jalPage2.htm | title=A Punjabi website with Achan Chak's details | work=mypind.com | accessdate=14 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180032/http://www.mypind.com/jal/jalPage2.htm | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Demography ==<br />
According to the report [[published]] by [[Census of India, 2011]], Achan Chak has a total number of 26 houses and population of 138 of which include 69 males and 69 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Achan Chak is 78.07%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 24 which is 17.39% of total population of Achan Chak, and child sex ratio is approximately 714 lower than state average of 846.<br />
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Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 81.88% of total population in Achan Chak. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.<br />
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As per census 2011, 87 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Achan Chak which includes 42 males and 45 females. According to census survey report 2011, 82.76% workers describe their work as main work and 17.24% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
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=== Rail ===<br />
Phillaur Junction is the nearest [[train station]] however, Bhatian Railway Station is 11&nbsp;km away from the village.<br />
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=== Air ===<br />
The nearest [[domestic airport]] is located 35&nbsp;km away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in [[Chandigarh]] also a second nearest [[international airport]] is 143&nbsp;km away in [[Amritsar]].<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Phillaur tehsil]]<br />
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