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About Bhagwane Chak Village

Bhagwane 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 343, made up of 179 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwane Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwane Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 179
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwane Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwane Chak is the 117th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bhagwane Chak

Bhagwane Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagwane Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagwane Chak from other places

Bhagwane Chak lies about 6.7 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 6.8 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 Bhagwane Chak
District headquarters Kathua 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 19 km

Villages closest to Bhagwane 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 Bhagwane Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwane Chak village had a population of 343. That makes it the 117th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhagwane Chak village has 179 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwane Chak has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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

Bhagwane Chak covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhagwane Chak is Budhi, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagwane Chak.

Bhagwane Chak is about 6.7 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwane Chak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 6.7 km away. Budhi is about 6.8 km away. Hiranagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur Bala (under 2 km), Sherpur Pain (under 2 km) and Said (6.9 km).

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

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