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About Chak Haigam Village

Chak Haigam is a small village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 115 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Haigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Haigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Pincode 193201
Area (hectares) 30.8 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 115
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Haigam compares

By the 2011 count Chak Haigam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 30.8 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chak Haigam

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

Chak Haigam lies about 15 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 2.4 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 Chak Haigam
Nearest railway station Hamre 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 5.7 km
Nearest town Sopur 5.7 km
District headquarters Baramula 15 km

Villages closest to Chak Haigam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sopore 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 Chak Haigam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Haigam village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Chak Haigam village has 115 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Haigam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chak Haigam is 193201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Haigam covers 30.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Haigam falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Haigam is Hamre, about 2.4 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 Chak Haigam.

Chak Haigam is about 15 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Haigam is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Hamre is about 2.4 km away. Sopore is about 5.7 km away. Sopur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haigam (under 2 km), Rakh Haigam (under 2 km) and Dara Nambal (2.3 km).

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

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