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About Chhani Gam Village

Chhani Gam is a mid sized village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 602, made up of 305 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.3 hectares hectares.

Chhani Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 111.3 hectares
Population 602
Male Population 305
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Gam compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Gam is the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 111.3 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chhani Gam

Chhani Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhani Gam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bedigam, Bot Kote, Bot Kote Gujran and Chandri Gam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhani Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Gam village had a population of 602. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chhani Gam village has 305 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Gam has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Chhani Gam covers 111.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhani Gam falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Chhani Gam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhani Gam.

Chhani Gam is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhani Gam today is likely to be higher.

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