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About Chak Abtara Village

Chak Abtara is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 431 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Abtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Abtara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 431
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Abtara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Abtara is the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chak Abtara

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

Chak Abtara lies about 17 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Sangar, about 6.4 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 Abtara
Nearest railway station Sangar 6.4 km
Nearest town Udhampur 16 km
District headquarters Jammu 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 28 km

Villages closest to Chak Abtara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Abtara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Abtara village had a population of 855. That makes it the 40th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Chak Abtara village has 431 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Abtara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Chak Abtara is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Abtara covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Abtara falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Abtara is Sangar, about 6.4 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 village for Chak Abtara.

Chak Abtara is about 17 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Abtara is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Sangar is about 6.4 km away. Udhampur is about 16 km away. Jammu is about 17 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 Bana Brahamana (6.7 km), Syed Garh (15 km) and Kotli Bagbana (19 km).

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

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