About Chandak Village

Chandak is a large village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,207, made up of 1,639 males and 1,568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Haveli
Pincode	185101
Area (hectares)	487 hectares
Population	3,207
Male Population	1,639
Female Population	1,568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandak compares

By the 2011 count Chandak is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chandak

Chandak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandak from other places

Chandak lies about 7.8 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 56 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 Chandak
District headquarters	Punch	7.8 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haveli	11 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	56 km

Villages closest to Chandak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandak village had a population of 3,207. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Chandak village has 1,639 males and 1,568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandak has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chandak is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandak covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandak falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chandak is Baramula, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandak.

Chandak is about 7.8 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandak is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 7.8 km away. Pūnch is about 7.8 km away. Haveli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.