About Chhungan Village

Chhungan is a large village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,509, made up of 2,253 males and 2,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhungan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhungan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	909 hectares
Population	4,509
Male Population	2,253
Female Population	2,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhungan compares

By the 2011 count Chhungan is the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 909 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chhungan

Chhungan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhungan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhungan from other places

Chhungan lies about 11 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 64 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 Chhungan
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	8.0 km
District headquarters	Punch	11 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	11 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	64 km

Villages closest to Chhungan

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 Chhungan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhungan village had a population of 4,509. That makes it the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chhungan village has 2,253 males and 2,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhungan has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Chhungan covers 909 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhungan is Baramula, about 64 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chhungan.

Chhungan is about 11 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhungan is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 8.0 km away. Punch is about 11 km away. Pūnch is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.