Skip to main content

About Feru Chak Village

Feru Chak is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 150 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Feru Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Feru Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 150
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Feru Chak compares

By the 2011 count Feru Chak is the 138th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Feru Chak

The census records public bus service for Feru Chak 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 Feru Chak from other places

Feru Chak 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 Feru Chak
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Feru Chak

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 Feru Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Feru Chak village had a population of 270. That makes it the 138th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Feru Chak village has 150 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Feru Chak has about 800 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 Feru Chak is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Feru Chak covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Feru Chak 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.

Feru Chak 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 Feru Chak today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All