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About Chak Tahir Village

Chak Tahir 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 1,019, made up of 531 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Tahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Tahir village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181111
Area (hectares) 121.4 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 531
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Tahir compares

By the 2011 count Chak Tahir is the 49th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 121.4 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chak Tahir

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

Chak Tahir lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 8.9 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 Tahir
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 8.9 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Tahir

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 Tahir

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Tahir village had a population of 1,019. That makes it the 49th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Chak Tahir village has 531 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Tahir has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

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

Chak Tahir covers 121.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Tahir is Bari Brahman, about 8.9 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 Tahir.

Chak Tahir 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 Tahir is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 8.9 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 16 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 Chak Aslam (under 2 km), Chak Bhula (under 2 km) and Chak Hanso (under 2 km).

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

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