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About Chhan Moraan Village

Chhan Moraan 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 843, made up of 448 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Moraan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan Moraan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 448
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Moraan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan Moraan is the 49th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chhan Moraan

The census records public bus service for Chhan Moraan 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 Moraan from other places

Chhan Moraan 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 Moraan
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 Moraan

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 Moraan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan Moraan village had a population of 843. That makes it the 49th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chhan Moraan village has 448 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan Moraan has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chhan Moraan is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan Moraan covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhan Moraan is Samba, about 4.8 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 Moraan.

Chhan Moraan 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 Moraan 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 Moraan today is likely to be higher.

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