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About Chak Bathal Village

Chak Bathal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 249 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bathal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 249
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Chak Bathal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bathal is the 93rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Chak Bathal

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

Chak Bathal lies about 23 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 7.0 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 Bathal
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 7.0 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 23 km

Villages closest to Chak Bathal

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 Bathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bathal village had a population of 473. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Bathal village has 249 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bathal has about 900 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 Chak Bathal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Bathal covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Bathal is Chak Dayala, about 7.0 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 Chak Bathal.

Chak Bathal is about 23 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Bathal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 4.3 km away. Chak Dayala is about 7.0 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hor (under 2 km), Haripur Barhmanan (under 2 km) and Padal (under 2 km).

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

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