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About Chak Sajjan Village

Chak Sajjan is a mid sized village in Kathua tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 688 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Sajjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Sajjan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Kathua
Pincode 184102
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 688
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Sajjan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Sajjan is the 35th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Chak Sajjan

Chak Sajjan 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 Chak Sajjan 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 Chak Sajjan from other places

Chak Sajjan lies about 9.2 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 2.5 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 Chak Sajjan
Nearest railway station Budhi 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathua 9.2 km

Villages closest to Chak Sajjan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathua 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 Chak Sajjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Sajjan village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 35th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Chak Sajjan village has 688 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Sajjan has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Chak Sajjan is 184102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Sajjan covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Sajjan is Budhi, about 2.5 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 Chak Sajjan.

Chak Sajjan is about 9.2 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Sajjan is in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district. Budhi is about 2.5 km away. Kathua is about 9.2 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 Gainda (under 2 km), Chak Gusaun (under 2 km) and Chak Poorab (under 2 km).

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

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