About Chhajla Village

Chhajla is one of the larger villages in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,558, made up of 3,228 males and 3,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajla village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	2144 hectares
Population	6,558
Male Population	3,228
Female Population	3,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhajla compares

By the 2011 count Chhajla is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 2144 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chhajla

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

Chhajla lies about 16 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 72 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 Chhajla
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	4.4 km
District headquarters	Punch	16 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	16 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	72 km

Villages closest to Chhajla

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.

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Common questions about Chhajla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajla village had a population of 6,558. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chhajla village has 3,228 males and 3,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajla has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Chhajla covers 2144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhajla is Baramula, about 72 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 village for Chhajla.

Chhajla is about 16 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhajla is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 4.4 km away. Punch is about 16 km away. Pūnch is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.