About Chhani Thana Village

Chhani Thana 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 582, made up of 298 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Thana village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181203
Area (hectares)	236.7 hectares
Population	582
Male Population	298
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Thana compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Thana is the 131st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 236.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Chhani Thana

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

Chhani Thana lies about 23 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 25 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 Thana
Nearest town	Raipur Domana	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	23 km
District headquarters	Jammu	23 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	25 km

Villages closest to Chhani Thana

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 Chhani Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Thana village had a population of 582. That makes it the 131st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chhani Thana village has 298 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Thana has about 953 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 Chhani Thana is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani Thana covers 236.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhani Thana is Jammu Tawi, about 25 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 Chhani Thana.

Chhani Thana is about 23 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani Thana is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 15 km away. Akhnoor is about 23 km away. Jammu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.