About Chak Malal Village

Chak Malal is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,222, made up of 1,652 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Malal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Malal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181203
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	3,222
Male Population	1,652
Female Population	1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Malal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Malal is the 11th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chak Malal

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

Chak Malal lies about 32 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 35 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 Malal
Nearest town	Akhnūr	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	32 km
District headquarters	Jammu	32 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	35 km

Villages closest to Chak Malal

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.

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Common questions about Chak Malal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Malal village had a population of 3,222. That makes it the 11th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chak Malal village has 1,652 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Malal has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak Malal is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Malal covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Malal is Jammu Tawi, about 35 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 Malal.

Chak Malal is about 32 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Malal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 19 km away. Akhnoor is about 32 km away. Jammu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.