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About Chak Balunda Village

Chak Balunda is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 69 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Balunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Balunda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 69
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chak Balunda compares

By the 2011 count Chak Balunda is the 166th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Balunda

Chak Balunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Balunda 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 Chak Balunda from other places

Chak Balunda lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 4.0 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 Chak Balunda
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.0 km
Nearest town Sāmba 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Balunda

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 Chak Balunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Balunda village had a population of 138. That makes it the 166th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Balunda village has 69 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Balunda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chak Balunda is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Balunda covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Balunda is Chak Dayala, about 4.0 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 Chak Balunda.

Chak Balunda is about 24 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Balunda is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 4.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.0 km away. Sāmba 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 Sahllan (1.7 km), Chak Bannun (3.0 km) and Chhan Ranga (3.2 km).

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

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