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About Chak Bukhtawar Village

Chak Bukhtawar 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 801, made up of 402 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bukhtawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bukhtawar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181111
Area (hectares) 100.4 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 402
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Bukhtawar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bukhtawar is the 68th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 100.4 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chak Bukhtawar

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

Chak Bukhtawar lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Bukhtawar
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Bukhtawar

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 Bukhtawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bukhtawar village had a population of 801. That makes it the 68th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Chak Bukhtawar village has 402 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bukhtawar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chak Bukhtawar is 181111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Bukhtawar covers 100.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Bukhtawar is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Bukhtawar.

Chak Bukhtawar 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 Bukhtawar is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 17 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondla (under 2 km), Dablehar (under 2 km) and Balah (under 2 km).

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

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