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About Chak Shehzada Village

Chak Shehzada is a small village in Kathua tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 176 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Shehzada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shehzada village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Kathua
Pincode 184143
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 176
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Shehzada compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shehzada is the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Chak Shehzada

Chak Shehzada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Shehzada 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Shehzada from other places

Chak Shehzada lies about 10 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about under 2 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 Shehzada
Nearest railway station Sujanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Sujānpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathua 10 km

Villages closest to Chak Shehzada

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 Shehzada

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shehzada village had a population of 344. That makes it the 106th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Chak Shehzada village has 176 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shehzada has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Chak Shehzada is 184143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Shehzada covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Shehzada is Sujanpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Shehzada.

Chak Shehzada is about 10 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Shehzada is in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district. Sujanpur is about under 2 km away. Sujānpur is about under 2 km away. Kathua is about 10 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 Ramchand (under 2 km), Chak Sheikhan (under 2 km) and Chak Sujanpur (under 2 km).

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

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