About Chij Hama Village

Chij Hama is a large village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,342, made up of 1,166 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chij Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chij Hama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Rafiabad
Pincode	193301
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	2,342
Male Population	1,166
Female Population	1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chij Hama compares

By the 2011 count Chij Hama is the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chij Hama

Chij Hama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chij Hama as Available within village. 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 Chij Hama from other places

Chij Hama lies about 2.5 km from Rafiabad, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 7.4 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 Chij Hama
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiabad	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	7.4 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	9.0 km

Villages closest to Chij Hama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiabad 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 Chij Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chij Hama village had a population of 2,342. That makes it the 9th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Chij Hama village has 1,166 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chij Hama has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chij Hama is 193301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chij Hama covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chij Hama falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chij Hama is Baramula, about 7.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chij Hama.

Chij Hama is about 2.5 km from Rafiabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chij Hama is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 2.5 km away. Baramula is about 7.4 km away. Bāramūla is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.