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About Chak Majra Village

Chak Majra is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 207 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Majra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 108.9 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 207
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Majra compares

By the 2011 count Chak Majra is the 72nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 108.9 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chak Majra

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

Chak Majra lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 13 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 Majra
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 13 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 18 km
District headquarters Jammu 22 km

Villages closest to Chak Majra

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 Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Majra village had a population of 429. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Chak Majra village has 207 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Majra has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Chak Majra is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Majra covers 108.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Majra is Bari Brahman, about 13 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 Majra.

Chak Majra is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Majra is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 7.7 km away. Bari Brahman is about 13 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 18 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 Fateh Khan (under 2 km), Pachel (under 2 km) and Kilich Pur (under 2 km).

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

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