About Chicha Dachhan Village

Chicha Dachhan is a mid sized village in Marwah tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 721 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1277.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chicha Dachhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chicha Dachhan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Marwah
Pincode	182205
Area (hectares)	1277.2 hectares
Population	1,389
Male Population	721
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Chicha Dachhan compares

By the 2011 count Chicha Dachhan is the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 1277.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chicha Dachhan

Chicha Dachhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chicha Dachhan 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 Chicha Dachhan from other places

Chicha Dachhan lies about 25 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 52 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 Chicha Dachhan
District headquarters	Kishtwar	25 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marwah	35 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	52 km

Villages closest to Chicha Dachhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwah 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 Chicha Dachhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chicha Dachhan village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Chicha Dachhan village has 721 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chicha Dachhan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

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

Chicha Dachhan covers 1277.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chicha Dachhan is Hiller Shahabad, about 52 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 Chicha Dachhan.

Chicha Dachhan is about 25 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chicha Dachhan is in Marwah tehsil of Kishtwar district. Kishtwar is about 25 km away. Kishtwār is about 25 km away. Marwah is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.