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About Chak Nawabad Village

Chak Nawabad is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 330 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Nawabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Nawabad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185156
Area (hectares) 348.4 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 330
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Nawabad compares

By the 2011 count Chak Nawabad is the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 348.4 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chak Nawabad

Chak Nawabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Nawabad as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chak Nawabad from other places

Chak Nawabad lies about 64 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 Chak Nawabad
Nearest town Akhnūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 27 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 31 km
District headquarters Rajouri 64 km

Villages closest to Chak Nawabad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunderbani 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 Chak Nawabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Nawabad village had a population of 643. That makes it the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Chak Nawabad village has 330 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Nawabad has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chak Nawabad is 185156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Nawabad covers 348.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Nawabad falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Nawabad is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 village for Chak Nawabad.

Chak Nawabad is about 64 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Nawabad is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Akhnūr is about 18 km away. Sunderbani is about 27 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhajwal (7.7 km), Dhok Bainar (11 km) and Mawa (12 km).

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

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