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About Wazire Chak Village

Wazire 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 257, made up of 135 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wazire Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wazire Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184147
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 135
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wazire Chak compares

By the 2011 count Wazire Chak is the 143rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Wazire Chak

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

How far is Wazire Chak from other places

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

Villages closest to Wazire 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 Wazire Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Wazire Chak village had a population of 257. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Wazire Chak village has 135 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wazire Chak has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Wazire Chak is 184147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wazire Chak covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Wazire Chak is Chhan Arorian, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Wazire Chak.

Wazire 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.

Wazire 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 Wazire Chak today is likely to be higher.

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