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About Chak Shivo Village

Chak Shivo 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 652, made up of 343 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Shivo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shivo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181141
Area (hectares) 93.5 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 343
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Shivo compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shivo is the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 93.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chak Shivo

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

Chak Shivo 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 Chak Shivo
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 8.9 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 16 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Shivo

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 Shivo

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shivo village had a population of 652. That makes it the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Chak Shivo village has 343 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shivo has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Chak Shivo is 181141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Shivo covers 93.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Shivo 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Shivo.

Chak Shivo 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.

Chak Shivo is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 7.0 km away. Bari Brahman is about 8.9 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 16 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 Chuha (under 2 km), Chak Jawahir Singh (under 2 km) and Chak Murar (under 2 km).

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

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