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About Chak Skandar Village

Chak Skandar is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 120 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Skandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Skandar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181206
Area (hectares) 66.4 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 120
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
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 Chak Skandar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Skandar is the 180th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 66.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Skandar

Chak Skandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Skandar 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 Chak Skandar from other places

Chak Skandar lies about 6.5 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 7.4 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 Skandar
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 6.5 km
District headquarters Jammu 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 7.4 km

Villages closest to Chak Skandar

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 Skandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Skandar village had a population of 248. That makes it the 180th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chak Skandar village has 120 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Skandar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak Skandar is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Skandar covers 66.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Skandar is Jammu Tawi, about 7.4 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 Chak Skandar.

Chak Skandar is about 6.5 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Skandar is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 5.6 km away. Akhnoor is about 6.5 km away. Jammu is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manda (1.6 km), Gujral (3.1 km) and Khunda (3.8 km).

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

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