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About Chak Chandu Village

Chak Chandu 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 701, made up of 337 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Chandu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Chandu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 129.5 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 337
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Chandu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Chandu is the 79th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 129.5 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chak Chandu

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

Chak Chandu lies about 14 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 8.8 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 Chandu
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 8.8 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 14 km
District headquarters Jammu 14 km

Villages closest to Chak Chandu

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 Chandu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Chandu village had a population of 701. That makes it the 79th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Chak Chandu village has 337 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Chandu has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chak Chandu is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Chandu covers 129.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Chandu is Bari Brahman, about 8.8 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 Chandu.

Chak Chandu is about 14 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Chandu is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 8.8 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 11 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 14 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 Jagtoo (under 2 km), Langotian (under 2 km) and Chak Shian (1.5 km).

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

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