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About Chaki Samad Rather Village

Chaki Samad Rather is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 275 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.5 hectares hectares.

Chaki Samad Rather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaki Samad Rather village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 44.5 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 275
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaki Samad Rather compares

By the 2011 count Chaki Samad Rather is the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 44.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chaki Samad Rather

Chaki Samad Rather is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaki Samad Rather as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chaki Samad Rather from other places

Chaki Samad Rather lies about 13 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Qazigund, about 24 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 Chaki Samad Rather
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 13 km
District headquarters Kulgam 13 km
Nearest railway station Qazigund 24 km

Villages closest to Chaki Samad Rather

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Chaki Samad Rather

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaki Samad Rather village had a population of 512. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Chaki Samad Rather village has 275 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaki Samad Rather has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Chaki Samad Rather covers 44.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaki Samad Rather falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chaki Samad Rather is Qazigund, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaki Samad Rather.

Chaki Samad Rather is about 13 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaki Samad Rather is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 13 km away. Kulgam is about 13 km away. Qazigund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wati Gam (4.0 km), Khokhar Hama (5.5 km) and Manzgam (5.6 km).

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

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