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About Chhan Datial Village

Chhan Datial 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 1,182, made up of 574 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Datial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan Datial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 574
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhan Datial compares

By the 2011 count Chhan Datial is the 27th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chhan Datial

The census records public bus service for Chhan Datial 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhan Datial from other places

Chhan Datial lies about 22 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 2.4 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 Datial
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 5.7 km
District headquarters Kathua 22 km

Villages closest to Chhan Datial

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 Datial

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan Datial village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 27th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chhan Datial village has 574 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan Datial has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chhan Datial covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhan Datial is Chak Dayala, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Datial.

Chhan Datial is about 22 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan Datial is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 2.4 km away. Hiranagar is about 5.7 km away. Kathua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Candwan (under 2 km), Chhan Ranga (under 2 km) and Sehswan (1.7 km).

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

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