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About Chawa Village

Chawa is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 533 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 301.5 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 533
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawa compares

By the 2011 count Chawa is the 56th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 301.5 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chawa

Chawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chawa from other places

Chawa lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 65 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 Chawa
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 2.3 km
Nearest town Rajaori 2.3 km
District headquarters Rajouri 12 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 65 km

Villages closest to Chawa

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 Chawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawa village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 56th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Chawa village has 533 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawa has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chawa is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawa covers 301.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chawa is Dugga, about 65 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chawa.

Chawa is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawa is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 2.3 km away. Rajaori is about 2.3 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwal (under 2 km), Pathan Mohra (1.9 km) and Thandi Kassi (2.0 km).

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

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