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About Chak Ganga Ram Village

Chak Ganga Ram 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 509, made up of 259 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Ganga Ram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Ganga Ram village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 259
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Ganga Ram compares

By the 2011 count Chak Ganga Ram is the 89th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 11 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 Ganga Ram

The census records public bus service for Chak Ganga Ram 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Ganga Ram from other places

Chak Ganga Ram lies about 20 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 3.2 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 Ganga Ram
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 5.4 km
District headquarters Kathua 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Ganga Ram

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 Ganga Ram

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Ganga Ram village had a population of 509. That makes it the 89th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Ganga Ram village has 259 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Ganga Ram has about 965 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 Ganga Ram is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Ganga Ram covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Ganga Ram is Chhan Arorian, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ganga Ram.

Chak Ganga Ram is about 20 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Ganga Ram is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 3.2 km away. Hiranagar is about 5.4 km away. Kathua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gara (under 2 km), Tanda Neknam (under 2 km) and Ladhwal Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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