Chahuk, Mehrestan
Chahuk (Persian: چاهوک is a village in Birk-e Sharqi Rural District of Birk District, Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the district.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 710 in 167 households, when it was in Birk Rural District of the former Zaboli District of Saravan County. The following census in 2011 counted 948 people in 214 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaboli County (later renamed Mehrestan County). The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,320 people in 311 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the rural district was separated from the Central District in the establishment of Birk District, which was divided into two rural districts including the new Birk-e Sharqi Rural District.
