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About Arjan Chak Village

Arjan 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 445, made up of 240 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arjan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arjan Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 240
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Arjan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Arjan Chak is the 98th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Arjan Chak

The census records public bus service for Arjan Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Arjan Chak from other places

Arjan Chak lies about 27 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about under 2 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 Arjan Chak
Nearest railway station Hira Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 2.6 km
Nearest town Sāmba 17 km
District headquarters Kathua 27 km

Villages closest to Arjan 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 Arjan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Arjan Chak village had a population of 445. That makes it the 98th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Arjan Chak village has 240 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arjan Chak has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

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

Arjan Chak covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Arjan Chak is Hira Nagar, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Arjan Chak.

Arjan Chak is about 27 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arjan Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hira Nagar is about under 2 km away. Hiranagar is about 2.6 km away. Sāmba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurah Balu (under 2 km), Chak Budhu (under 2 km) and Dhangroli (under 2 km).

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

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