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About Chak Banola Village

Chak Banola is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 591 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Banola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Banola village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185111
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 591
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Banola compares

By the 2011 count Chak Banola is the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chak Banola

Chak Banola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Banola as Available within 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 Chak Banola from other places

Chak Banola lies about 14 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 67 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 Chak Banola
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 4.2 km
District headquarters Punch 14 km
Nearest town Pūnch 14 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 67 km

Villages closest to Chak Banola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mendhar 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 Chak Banola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Banola village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chak Banola village has 591 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Banola has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chak Banola is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Banola covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Banola falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Banola is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 67 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 village for Chak Banola.

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

Chak Banola is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 4.2 km away. Punch is about 14 km away. Pūnch is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banola (under 2 km), Narol (under 2 km) and Bhati Dhar (1.6 km).

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

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