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About Chachahal Village

Chachahal is a mid sized village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 572 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachahal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 486.8 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 572
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Chachahal compares

By the 2011 count Chachahal is the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 486.8 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 940.

Getting to Chachahal

Chachahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chachahal 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 Chachahal from other places

Chachahal lies about 23 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about under 2 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 Chachahal
Nearest railway station Banihal under 2 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 14 km
District headquarters Ramban 23 km

Villages closest to Chachahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachahal village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 29th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Chachahal village has 572 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachahal has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chachahal is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachahal covers 486.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chachahal falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chachahal is Banihal, about under 2 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 Chachahal.

Chachahal is about 23 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachahal is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about under 2 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Ramban is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karawa (under 2 km), Deogoal (2.0 km) and Ashar (2.4 km).

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

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