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About Chhan Chhakri Village

Chhan Chhakri 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 519, made up of 263 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Chhakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan Chhakri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 263
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhan Chhakri compares

By the 2011 count Chhan Chhakri is the 87th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chhan Chhakri

Chhan Chhakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhan Chhakri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhan Chhakri from other places

Chhan Chhakri 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 Chhan Chhakri
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 Chhan Chhakri

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 Chhan Chhakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan Chhakri village had a population of 519. That makes it the 87th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chhan Chhakri village has 263 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan Chhakri has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chhan Chhakri is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan Chhakri covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Chhan Chhakri 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.

Chhan Chhakri 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 Chak Wazir Chand (under 2 km).

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

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