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About Chak Nathal Village

Chak Nathal 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 1,421, made up of 745 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Nathal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Nathal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,421
Male Population 745
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Nathal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Nathal is the 23rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 12 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 Nathal

Chak Nathal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Nathal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nathal from other places

Chak Nathal lies about 20 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 5.1 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 Nathal
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 6.2 km
District headquarters Kathua 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Nathal

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 Nathal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Nathal village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Nathal village has 745 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Nathal 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 Nathal is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Nathal covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Nathal is Chhan Arorian, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Nathal.

Chak Nathal is about 20 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Nathal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 5.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 6.2 km away. Kathua is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changi (under 2 km), Bandhor (under 2 km) and Malwan (1.6 km).

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

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