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About Chak Deb Village

Chak Deb 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 911, made up of 481 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Deb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Deb village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 481
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Deb compares

By the 2011 count Chak Deb is the 41st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Deb

Chak Deb is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Deb as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Deb from other places

Chak Deb lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 8.6 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 Deb
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 8.6 km
District headquarters Kathua 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Deb

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 Deb

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Deb village had a population of 911. That makes it the 41st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Deb village has 481 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Deb has about 894 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 Deb is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Deb covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Deb is Chhan Arorian, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Deb.

Chak Deb is about 21 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Deb is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 6.8 km away. Chhan Arorian is about 8.6 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (under 2 km), Mast Chak (under 2 km) and Mathra Chak (under 2 km).

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

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