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About Chak Katoch Village

Chak Katoch is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Katoch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Katoch village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 8.5 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 19
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Katoch compares

By the 2011 count Chak Katoch is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 8.5 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chak Katoch

Chak Katoch is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chak Katoch as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chak Katoch from other places

Chak Katoch lies about 48 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Katoch
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
Nearest town Kathua 41 km
District headquarters Doda 48 km

Villages closest to Chak Katoch

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Katoch village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Chak Katoch village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Katoch has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chak Katoch is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Katoch covers 8.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Katoch falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Katoch is Budhi, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chak Katoch.

Chak Katoch is about 48 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Katoch is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakka (under 2 km), Derka (under 2 km) and Karyan (under 2 km).

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

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