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About Chak Gupala Village

Chak Gupala 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 536, made up of 281 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Gupala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Gupala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 281
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Gupala compares

By the 2011 count Chak Gupala is the 85th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Gupala

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

Chak Gupala lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Gupala
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Chak Gupala

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 Gupala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Gupala village had a population of 536. That makes it the 85th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Gupala village has 281 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Gupala has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Gupala covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Gupala is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Gupala.

Chak Gupala is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Gupala is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allu Chak (under 2 km), Balaahr (under 2 km) and Balahn Bala (under 2 km).

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

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