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About Mahi Chak Village

Mahi Chak 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 1,097, made up of 593 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahi Chak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Kathua
Pincode 184143
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 593
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mahi Chak is the 45th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Mahi Chak

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

How far is Mahi Chak from other places

Mahi Chak lies about 6.9 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 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 Mahi Chak
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathua 6.9 km

Villages closest to Mahi Chak

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 Mahi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahi Chak village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 45th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Mahi Chak village has 593 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahi Chak has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Mahi Chak covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahi Chak is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahi Chak.

Mahi Chak is about 6.9 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahi Chak is in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district. Madhopur Punjab is about 3.8 km away. Kathua is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhumber Mahtaba (under 2 km), Jandore (under 2 km) and Matandi (under 2 km).

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

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