About Chelak Village

Chelak is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,541, made up of 2,346 males and 2,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184144
Area (hectares)	1743 hectares
Population	4,541
Male Population	2,346
Female Population	2,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelak compares

By the 2011 count Chelak is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 1743 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chelak

Chelak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chelak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chelak from other places

Chelak lies about 26 km from Hiranagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 9.5 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 Chelak
Nearest railway station	Kathua	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	26 km

Villages closest to Chelak

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 Chelak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelak village had a population of 4,541. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chelak village has 2,346 males and 2,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelak has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chelak is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelak covers 1743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chelak is Kathua, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chelak.

Chelak is about 26 km from Hiranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelak is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 9.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.