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About Chak Paras Village

Chak Paras is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 342 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Paras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Paras village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 181141
Area (hectares) 146.9 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 342
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Chak Paras compares

By the 2011 count Chak Paras is the 124th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 146.9 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chak Paras

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

Chak Paras lies about 17 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 12 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 Paras
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 17 km
Nearest town Sāmba 17 km

Villages closest to Chak Paras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Paras village had a population of 687. That makes it the 124th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Chak Paras village has 342 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Paras has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak Paras is 181141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Paras covers 146.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Paras falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chak Paras is Vijaypur Jammu, about 12 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 Chak Paras.

Chak Paras is about 17 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Paras is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 12 km away. Samba is about 17 km away. Sāmba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanga (under 2 km), Nathwal (1.6 km) and Sheiku Pura (2.4 km).

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

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