About Chug Village

Chug is a small village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 114 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chug village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Atholi
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	500.2 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	114
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chug compares

By the 2011 count Chug is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 500.2 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Chug

Chug is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chug as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chug from other places

Chug lies about 57 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 111 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 Chug
Tehsil headquarters	Atholi	20 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	57 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	57 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	111 km

Villages closest to Chug

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Atholi 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.

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Common questions about Chug

As per the Census of India 2011, Chug village had a population of 222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Chug village has 114 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chug has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Chug is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chug covers 500.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chug falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chug is Nurpur Road, about 111 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chug.

Chug is about 57 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chug is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district. Atholi is about 20 km away. Kishtwar is about 57 km away. Kishtwār is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.