About Chitral Village

Chitral 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 1,034, made up of 503 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitral village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	1,034
Male Population	503
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitral compares

By the 2011 count Chitral is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chitral

Chitral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitral 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhera, Bhroti, Chak Banola and Chhajla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chitral

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitral village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chitral village has 503 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitral has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Chitral covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chitral notes the nearest railway station 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 Chitral.

Chitral is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.