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About Chak Jawahir Village

Chak Jawahir is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 66 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jawahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jawahir village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 66
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
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 Jawahir compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jawahir is the 169th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Jawahir

Chak Jawahir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Jawahir 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 Jawahir from other places

Chak Jawahir lies about 60 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 14 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 Jawahir
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 14 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 35 km
District headquarters Kathua 60 km

Villages closest to Chak Jawahir

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 Jawahir

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jawahir village had a population of 115. That makes it the 169th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Jawahir village has 66 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jawahir has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chak Jawahir covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Jawahir is Vijaypur Jammu, about 14 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 Jawahir.

Chak Jawahir is about 60 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jawahir is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 14 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Hiranagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khan Pur (9.6 km), Marhin (11 km) and Krohl Buddu (17 km).

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

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