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About Barsoo Chak Village

Barsoo 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 122, made up of 65 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barsoo Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barsoo Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 65
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barsoo Chak compares

By the 2011 count Barsoo Chak is the 168th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Barsoo Chak

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

How far is Barsoo Chak from other places

Barsoo Chak lies about 16 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 Barsoo Chak
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Barsoo 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 Barsoo Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Barsoo Chak village had a population of 122. That makes it the 168th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Barsoo Chak village has 65 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barsoo Chak has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Barsoo Chak is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barsoo Chak covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barsoo Chak is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barsoo Chak.

Barsoo Chak is about 16 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barsoo Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 7.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 16 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 Fatoo (under 2 km), Chak Gusawn (under 2 km) and Chak Jahlla (under 2 km).

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

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