About Fala Chala Village

Fala Chala is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 905 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.6 hectares hectares.

Fala Chala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fala Chala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	158.6 hectares
Population	1,736
Male Population	905
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Fala Chala compares

By the 2011 count Fala Chala is the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 158.6 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 924.

Getting to Fala Chala

Fala Chala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Fala Chala as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Fala Chala from other places

Fala Chala lies about 27 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 15 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 Fala Chala
Nearest town	Pulwama	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Awantipura	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	24 km
District headquarters	Badgam	27 km

Villages closest to Fala Chala

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

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Common questions about Fala Chala

As per the Census of India 2011, Fala Chala village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Fala Chala village has 905 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fala Chala has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Fala Chala covers 158.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fala Chala falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Fala Chala is Awantipura, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fala Chala.

Fala Chala is about 27 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fala Chala is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 8.1 km away. Awantipura is about 15 km away. Khansahib is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.