About Chak Mahesha Village

Chak Mahesha 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 775, made up of 419 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Mahesha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Mahesha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	775
Male Population	419
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	850
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Mahesha compares

By the 2011 count Chak Mahesha is the 55th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Mahesha

Chak Mahesha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Mahesha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Mahesha from other places

Chak Mahesha lies about 6.9 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 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 Mahesha
Nearest railway station	Madhopur Punjab	3.8 km
District headquarters	Kathua	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	31 km

Villages closest to Chak Mahesha

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.

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Common questions about Chak Mahesha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Mahesha village had a population of 775. That makes it the 55th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Mahesha village has 419 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Mahesha has about 850 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 Mahesha is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Mahesha covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Mahesha is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Mahesha.

Chak Mahesha is about 6.9 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Mahesha is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Madhopur Punjab is about 3.8 km away. Kathua is about 6.9 km away. Hiranagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.