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About Chak Jangi Village

Chak Jangi is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 88 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jangi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 88
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Jangi compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jangi is the 162nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Jangi

Chak Jangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Jangi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Jangi from other places

Chak Jangi lies about 21 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 4.8 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 Jangi
Nearest railway station Parmanand 4.8 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 6.3 km
District headquarters Kathua 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 34 km

Villages closest to Chak Jangi

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 Jangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jangi village had a population of 176. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jangi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Jangi covers 103 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 Jangi falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Jangi is Parmanand, about 4.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Jangi.

Chak Jangi is about 21 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jangi is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Parmanand is about 4.8 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.3 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahar Pur (8.1 km), Thath (11 km) and Barmal (13 km).

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

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