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About Chak Dhari Village

Chak Dhari is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 88 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Dhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dhari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 88
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Dhari compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dhari is the 163rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Dhari

Chak Dhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Dhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhari from other places

Chak Dhari lies about 15 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 8.7 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 Dhari
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 12 km
District headquarters Kathua 15 km

Villages closest to Chak Dhari

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 Dhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dhari village had a population of 157. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Dhari village has 88 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dhari has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Dhari covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Dhari is Chhan Arorian, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Dhari.

Chak Dhari is about 15 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Dhari is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 8.7 km away. Hiranagar is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Haria (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Barsoo Chak (1.8 km).

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

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