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About Chhani Nanak Village

Chhani Nanak is a small village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 171 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 180003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Nanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Nanak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Jammu
Pincode 180003
Area (hectares) 32.4 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 171
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Nanak compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Nanak is the 227th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 32.4 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chhani Nanak

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

Chhani Nanak lies about 7.0 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 8.1 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 Chhani Nanak
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 8.1 km

Villages closest to Chhani Nanak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jammu 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 Chhani Nanak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Nanak village had a population of 301. That makes it the 227th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Chhani Nanak village has 171 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Nanak has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chhani Nanak is 180003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani Nanak covers 32.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhani Nanak falls under Jammu tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhani Nanak is Jammu Tawi, about 8.1 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 Chhani Nanak.

Chhani Nanak is about 7.0 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani Nanak is in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 6.3 km away. Jammu is about 7.0 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 8.1 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 Lalushah (under 2 km), Chak Panotra (under 2 km) and Chak Sardar Attar Singh (under 2 km).

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

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