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About Chassot Village

Chassot is one of the larger villages in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,502, made up of 3,864 males and 3,638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3918.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chassot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chassot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182315
Area (hectares) 3918.2 hectares
Population 7,502
Male Population 3,864
Female Population 3,638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chassot compares

By the 2011 count Chassot is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 3918.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Chassot

Chassot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chassot as Available within 5 - 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 Chassot from other places

Chassot lies about 33 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 26 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 Chassot
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 26 km
District headquarters Reasi 33 km
Nearest town Kulgam 37 km

Villages closest to Chassot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Chassot

As per the Census of India 2011, Chassot village had a population of 7,502. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Chassot village has 3,864 males and 3,638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chassot has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chassot is 182315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chassot covers 3918.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chassot falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chassot is Dugga, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chassot.

Chassot is about 33 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chassot is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 13 km away. Dugga is about 26 km away. Reasi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassot (under 2 km), Dandakot (2.9 km) and Chana (3.8 km).

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

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