About Chukar Village

Chukar is a large village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,784, made up of 2,584 males and 2,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.1 hectares hectares.

Chukar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Pattan
Area (hectares)	335.1 hectares
Population	4,784
Male Population	2,584
Female Population	2,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chukar compares

By the 2011 count Chukar is the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 335.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chukar

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

How far is Chukar from other places

Chukar lies about 18 km from Baramula. 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 Chukar
Tehsil headquarters	Pattan	6.1 km
District headquarters	Baramula	18 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	18 km

Villages closest to Chukar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukar village had a population of 4,784. That makes it the 8th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Chukar village has 2,584 males and 2,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukar has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Chukar covers 335.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chukar falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Chukar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chukar.

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

Chukar is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 6.1 km away. Baramula is about 18 km away. Bāramūla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.