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About Chhani Diwanan Village

Chhani Diwanan is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 182 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 180120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Diwanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Diwanan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 180120
Area (hectares) 775.8 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 182
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Diwanan compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Diwanan is the 158th 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 775.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chhani Diwanan

Chhani Diwanan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhani Diwanan as Available within <5 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 Chhani Diwanan from other places

Chhani Diwanan lies about 9.9 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 3.0 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 Chhani Diwanan
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 3.0 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 9.9 km
District headquarters Jammu 9.9 km

Villages closest to Chhani Diwanan

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 Chhani Diwanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Diwanan village had a population of 393. That makes it the 158th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chhani Diwanan village has 182 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Diwanan has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chhani Diwanan is 180120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani Diwanan covers 775.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhani Diwanan falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhani Diwanan is Bari Brahman, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhani Diwanan.

Chhani Diwanan is about 9.9 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani Diwanan is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 3.0 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 6.6 km away. Akhnoor is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhani Zulfu (under 2 km), Chak Krapal Pur (1.7 km) and Doian (2.8 km).

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

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