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About Chak Nazala Village

Chak Nazala 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 640, made up of 319 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Nazala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Nazala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 319
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Nazala compares

By the 2011 count Chak Nazala is the 124th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Chak Nazala

Chak Nazala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Nazala as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nazala from other places

Chak Nazala lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Nazala
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Nazala

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 Chak Nazala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Nazala village had a population of 640. That makes it the 124th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chak Nazala village has 319 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Nazala has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak Nazala is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Nazala covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Nazala is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 village for Chak Nazala.

Chak Nazala is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Nazala is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Akhnoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargal Kalan (under 2 km), Malal Ahgal (under 2 km) and Pahari Wala (under 2 km).

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

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