About Maidani Chugal Village

Maidani Chugal is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,542, made up of 2,361 males and 2,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maidani Chugal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maidani Chugal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	330.6 hectares
Population	4,542
Male Population	2,361
Female Population	2,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Maidani Chugal compares

By the 2011 count Maidani Chugal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 330.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Maidani Chugal

Maidani Chugal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maidani Chugal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maidani Chugal from other places

Maidani Chugal lies about 14 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 21 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 Maidani Chugal
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	3.3 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	14 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	14 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	21 km

Villages closest to Maidani Chugal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Maidani Chugal

As per the Census of India 2011, Maidani Chugal village had a population of 4,542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Maidani Chugal village has 2,361 males and 2,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maidani Chugal has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Maidani Chugal is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maidani Chugal covers 330.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maidani Chugal falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Maidani Chugal is Sopur, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maidani Chugal.

Maidani Chugal is about 14 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maidani Chugal is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 3.3 km away. Kupwara is about 14 km away. Kopawor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.