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About Chaku Village

Chaku is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 558 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.9 hectares hectares.

Chaku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaku village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Area (hectares) 8.9 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 558
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaku compares

By the 2011 count Chaku is the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 8.9 hectares work out to about 112 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chaku

Chaku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaku as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaku from other places

Chaku 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 Chaku
Nearest railway station Mazhom 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 4.9 km
Nearest town Soyībug 12 km
District headquarters Baramula 24 km

Villages closest to Chaku

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.

Common questions about Chaku

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaku village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Chaku village has 558 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaku has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Chaku covers 8.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 112 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaku is Mazhom, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaku.

Chaku 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.

Chaku is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 3.3 km away. Pattan is about 4.9 km away. Soyībug is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharaj Pora (under 2 km), Nowlari (under 2 km) and Gund Khawja Kasim (1.6 km).

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

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