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About Chakli Village

Chakli is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 100 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 47.4 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 100
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakli compares

By the 2011 count Chakli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 47.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chakli

Chakli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chakli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chakli from other places

Chakli lies about 19 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 66 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 Chakli
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 11 km
Nearest town Rajaori 11 km
District headquarters Rajouri 19 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 66 km

Villages closest to Chakli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakli village had a population of 178. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Chakli village has 100 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakli has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chakli is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakli covers 47.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakli falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chakli is Dugga, about 66 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 10+ km distance for Chakli.

Chakli is about 19 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakli is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 11 km away. Rajaori is about 11 km away. Rajouri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahrian (under 2 km), Agrat (1.6 km) and Jatot (2.8 km).

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

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