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About Chak Wazir Chand Village

Chak Wazir Chand is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 161 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Wazir Chand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Wazir Chand village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 161
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Wazir Chand compares

By the 2011 count Chak Wazir Chand is the 130th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 Wazir Chand

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

How far is Chak Wazir Chand from other places

Chak Wazir Chand lies about 39 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Samba, 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 Wazir Chand
Nearest town Sāmba 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Samba 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 14 km
District headquarters Kathua 39 km

Villages closest to Chak Wazir Chand

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 Wazir Chand

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Wazir Chand village had a population of 296. That makes it the 130th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Wazir Chand village has 161 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Wazir Chand has about 839 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 Wazir Chand is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Wazir Chand covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Chak Wazir Chand is about 39 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Wazir Chand is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Sāmba is about 4.6 km away. Samba is about 4.8 km away. Hiranagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Changa (under 2 km), Chak Handa (under 2 km) and Chhan Chhakri (under 2 km).

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

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