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About Allu Chak Village

Allu Chak is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Allu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Allu Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Allu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Allu Chak is the 175th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Allu Chak

Allu Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Allu Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Allu Chak from other places

Allu Chak lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Allu Chak
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Allu Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Allu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Allu Chak village had a population of 91. That makes it the 175th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Allu Chak village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Allu Chak has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Allu Chak is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Allu Chak covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Allu Chak falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Allu Chak is Chak Dayala, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Allu Chak.

Allu Chak is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Allu Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaahr (under 2 km), Balahn Bala (under 2 km) and Balahn Pain (under 2 km).

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

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