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About Bhagwan Chak Village

Bhagwan Chak is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 960 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwan Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 502.2 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 960
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwan Chak is the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 502.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhagwan Chak

Bhagwan Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagwan Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Bhagwan Chak from other places

Bhagwan Chak lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 Bhagwan Chak
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 11 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 22 km
District headquarters Jammu 22 km

Villages closest to Bhagwan Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwan Chak village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 27th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bhagwan Chak village has 960 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwan Chak has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwan Chak is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwan Chak covers 502.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagwan Chak falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwan Chak is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Bhagwan Chak.

Bhagwan Chak is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwan Chak is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 11 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 18 km away. Akhnoor is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhagwan (under 2 km), Chak Bhawan (under 2 km) and Chak Kora (under 2 km).

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

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