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About Dahou Chak Village

Dahou Chak 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 1,219, made up of 614 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahou Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahou Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 97.1 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 614
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahou Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dahou Chak is the 62nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 97.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dahou Chak

Dahou Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahou Chak as Available within <5 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 Dahou Chak from other places

Dahou Chak lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 8.9 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 Dahou Chak
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 8.9 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Dahou Chak

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 Dahou Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahou Chak village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dahou Chak village has 614 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahou Chak has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dahou Chak covers 97.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dahou Chak is Bari Brahman, about 8.9 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 village for Dahou Chak.

Dahou Chak is about 20 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahou Chak is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 8.9 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 16 km away. Akhnoor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Biasa (under 2 km), Chak Takhu (under 2 km) and Chakla (2.2 km).

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

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