About Cheka Village

Cheka is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 451 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	228.7 hectares
Population	925
Male Population	451
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheka compares

By the 2011 count Cheka is the 22nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 228.7 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Cheka

Cheka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Cheka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Cheka from other places

Cheka lies about 14 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Cheka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	11 km
District headquarters	Doda	14 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	48 km

Villages closest to Cheka

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.

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Common questions about Cheka

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheka village had a population of 925. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Cheka village has 451 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheka has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Cheka covers 228.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cheka is Udhampur, about 48 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Cheka.

Cheka is about 14 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheka is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 11 km away. Doda is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.