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About Chhatar Gul Village

Chhatar Gul is one of the larger villages in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,345, made up of 3,327 males and 3,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatar Gul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatar Gul village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192201
Area (hectares) 598.5 hectares
Population 6,345
Male Population 3,327
Female Population 3,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatar Gul compares

By the 2011 count Chhatar Gul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 598.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Chhatar Gul

Chhatar Gul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatar Gul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatar Gul from other places

Chhatar Gul lies about 18 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 21 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 Chhatar Gul
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 8.6 km
District headquarters Anantnag 18 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 21 km

Villages closest to Chhatar Gul

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

Common questions about Chhatar Gul

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatar Gul village had a population of 6,345. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Chhatar Gul village has 3,327 males and 3,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatar Gul has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Chhatar Gul is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatar Gul covers 598.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatar Gul falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhatar Gul is Sadura, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatar Gul.

Chhatar Gul is about 18 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatar Gul is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 8.6 km away. Anantnag is about 18 km away. Sadura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bimar Narsar (2.1 km), Chera Pora (3.4 km) and Sheikh Pora (4.1 km).

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

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