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About Chak Umra Village

Chak Umra is a small village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 214 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Umra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Umra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 59.9 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 214
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Umra compares

By the 2011 count Chak Umra is the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 59.9 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Chak Umra

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

Chak Umra lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 8.4 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 Umra
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 8.4 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 16 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Umra

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 Umra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Umra village had a population of 413. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Chak Umra village has 214 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Umra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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

Chak Umra covers 59.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Umra is Bari Brahman, about 8.4 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 Umra.

Chak Umra 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 Umra is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 7.0 km away. Bari Brahman is about 8.4 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 Umra today is likely to be higher.

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