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About Chak Jahlla Village

Chak Jahlla is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 178 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jahlla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jahlla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 178
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Jahlla compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jahlla is the 120th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Jahlla

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

Chak Jahlla 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 Jahlla
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Jahlla

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 Jahlla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jahlla village had a population of 334. That makes it the 120th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Jahlla village has 178 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jahlla has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chak Jahlla is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Jahlla covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Jahlla 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chak Jahlla.

Chak Jahlla 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 Jahlla 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 Fatoo (under 2 km) and Chak Gusawn (under 2 km).

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

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