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About Chak Fatoo Village

Chak Fatoo is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 171 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Fatoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Fatoo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184147
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 171
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Fatoo compares

By the 2011 count Chak Fatoo is the 118th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Fatoo

Chak Fatoo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Fatoo 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 Fatoo from other places

Chak Fatoo lies about 16 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 Fatoo
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Fatoo

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 Fatoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Fatoo village had a population of 340. That makes it the 118th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Fatoo village has 171 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Fatoo has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chak Fatoo is 184147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Fatoo covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Fatoo is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 Fatoo.

Chak Fatoo is about 16 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Fatoo is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 7.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsoo Chak (under 2 km), Chak Gusawn (under 2 km) and Chak Jahlla (under 2 km).

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

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