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About Chak Alawal Village

Chak Alawal is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 320 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Alawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Alawal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181101
Area (hectares) 44.1 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 320
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Alawal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Alawal is the 89th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 44.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chak Alawal

Chak Alawal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Alawal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Alawal from other places

Chak Alawal lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 9.6 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 Alawal
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 9.6 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 13 km
District headquarters Jammu 13 km

Villages closest to Chak Alawal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Alawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Alawal village had a population of 608. That makes it the 89th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Chak Alawal village has 320 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Alawal has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chak Alawal is 181101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Alawal covers 44.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Alawal falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Alawal is Bari Brahman, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Alawal.

Chak Alawal is about 13 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Alawal is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 9.6 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 9.7 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gazia (under 2 km), Langotian (under 2 km) and Chak Shian (under 2 km).

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

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