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About Chakra Village

Chakra is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 105 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 105
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakra compares

By the 2011 count Chakra is the 154th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chakra

Chakra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakra from other places

Chakra lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 7.6 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 Chakra
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Hira Nagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Sāmba 21 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Chakra

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 Chakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakra village had a population of 214. That makes it the 154th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chakra village has 105 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakra has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Chakra covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakra is Hira Nagar, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakra.

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

Chakra is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 4.2 km away. Hira Nagar is about 7.6 km away. Sāmba is about 21 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 Prohtan (under 2 km), Murli Chak (under 2 km) and Rattan Chak (2.5 km).

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

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