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About Chahal Village

Chahal is a small village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 78 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.6 hectares hectares.

Chahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Area (hectares) 48.6 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 78
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chahal compares

By the 2011 count Chahal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 48.6 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Chahal

Chahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Biji Hama, Bila Salamabad, Bimyar and Boniyar. 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 Chahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahal village had a population of 155. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Chahal village has 78 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahal has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Chahal covers 48.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahal falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

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

Chahal is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula 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 Chahal today is likely to be higher.

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