About Chaklu Village

Chaklu is a large village in Baramulla tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,366, made up of 1,722 males and 1,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.8 hectares hectares.

Chaklu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaklu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Baramulla
Area (hectares)	548.8 hectares
Population	3,366
Male Population	1,722
Female Population	1,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaklu compares

By the 2011 count Chaklu is the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents. Its 548.8 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chaklu

Chaklu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaklu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaklu from other places

Chaklu lies about 24 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 3.3 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 Chaklu
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	3.3 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baramulla	24 km
District headquarters	Baramula	24 km

Villages closest to Chaklu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaklu village had a population of 3,366. That makes it the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents.

Chaklu village has 1,722 males and 1,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaklu has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Chaklu covers 548.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaklu falls under Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chaklu is Mazhom, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaklu.

Chaklu is about 24 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaklu is in Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 3.3 km away. Soyībug is about 12 km away. Baramulla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.