About Chah Village

Chah is a small village in Zanskar tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 278 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 673 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.8 hectares hectares.

Chah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chah village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Zanskar
Area (hectares)	83.8 hectares
Population	465
Male Population	278
Female Population	187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	673
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chah compares

By the 2011 count Chah is the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 552 residents. Its 83.8 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chah

Chah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chah 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. The nearest villages by name are Abran, Akshow, Ating and Hamiling. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Chah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chah village had a population of 465. That makes it the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 552 residents.

Chah village has 278 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chah has about 673 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Chah covers 83.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chah falls under Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Chah notes the nearest railway station 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 Chah.

Chah is in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.