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About Chak Wazir Lahbju Village

Chak Wazir Lahbju 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 666, made up of 358 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Wazir Lahbju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Wazir Lahbju village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 358
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Lahbju compares

By the 2011 count Chak Wazir Lahbju is the 68th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chak Wazir Lahbju

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

Chak Wazir Lahbju lies about 16 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 Wazir Lahbju
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Chak Wazir Lahbju

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 Lahbju

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Wazir Lahbju village had a population of 666. That makes it the 68th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chak Wazir Lahbju village has 358 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Wazir Lahbju has about 860 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 Lahbju is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Wazir Lahbju covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Wazir Lahbju is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 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 Lahbju.

Chak Wazir Lahbju is about 16 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 Lahbju is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 7.1 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsoo Chak (under 2 km), Chak Fatoo (under 2 km) and Chak Gusawn (under 2 km).

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

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