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About Chak Bannun Village

Chak Bannun is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 369 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bannun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bannun village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 369
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Chak Bannun compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bannun is the 61st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Bannun

The census records public bus service for Chak Bannun 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 Chak Bannun from other places

Chak Bannun lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, 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 Chak Bannun
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 5.2 km
Nearest town Sāmba 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Bannun

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 Bannun

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bannun village had a population of 700. That makes it the 61st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Bannun village has 369 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bannun has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Bannun covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Bannun is Chak Dayala, 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 Chak Bannun.

Chak Bannun 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 Bannun is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about under 2 km away. Hiranagar is about 5.2 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 Langriyal (under 2 km), Sahllan (under 2 km) and Chhan Ranga (1.8 km).

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

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