About Chanjer Village

Chanjer is a large village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,174, made up of 1,108 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2141.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanjer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanjer village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	2141.2 hectares
Population	2,174
Male Population	1,108
Female Population	1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Chanjer compares

By the 2011 count Chanjer is the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 2141.2 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chanjer

Chanjer is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chanjer 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. The nearest villages by name are Aftee, Barayan, Busmina and Chicha Dachhan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chanjer

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanjer village had a population of 2,174. That makes it the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Chanjer village has 1,108 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanjer has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chanjer is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanjer covers 2141.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanjer falls under Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Chanjer notes the nearest railway station 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 Chanjer.

Chanjer is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.