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About Bani Chak Village

Bani 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 47, made up of 27 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 741 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 27
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 741
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bani Chak is the 185th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bani Chak

Bani Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bani 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bani Chak from other places

Bani Chak lies about 20 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 1.5 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 Bani Chak
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.4 km
District headquarters Kathua 20 km

Villages closest to Bani 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 Bani Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani Chak village had a population of 47. That makes it the 185th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bani Chak village has 27 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani Chak has about 741 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 Bani Chak is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bani Chak covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bani Chak is Chhan Arorian, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Bani Chak.

Bani Chak is about 20 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bani Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 1.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.4 km away. Kathua 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 Mukundpur Labanian (under 2 km), Kunthal (under 2 km) and Sehswan (under 2 km).

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

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