About Chak Charakh Village

Chak Charakh is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 139 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Charakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Charakh village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	139
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Charakh compares

By the 2011 count Chak Charakh is the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Charakh

Chak Charakh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Charakh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Charakh from other places

Chak Charakh lies about 30 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 25 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 Charakh
Nearest railway station	Budhi	25 km
District headquarters	Kathua	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	34 km

Villages closest to Chak Charakh

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.

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Common questions about Chak Charakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Charakh village had a population of 282. That makes it the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Charakh village has 139 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Charakh has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Charakh covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Charakh is Budhi, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chak Charakh.

Chak Charakh is about 30 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Charakh is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 25 km away. Kathua is about 30 km away. Hiranagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.