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About Chak Jangi Village

Chak Jangi is a small village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 124 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jangi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184121
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 124
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Jangi compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jangi is the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chak Jangi

Chak Jangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Jangi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Jangi from other places

Chak Jangi lies about 18 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 9.5 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 Jangi
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 18 km
Nearest town Sāmba 18 km

Villages closest to Chak Jangi

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 Jangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jangi village had a population of 237. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Chak Jangi village has 124 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jangi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chak Jangi is 184121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Jangi covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Jangi is Vijaypur Jammu, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jangi.

Chak Jangi is about 18 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jangi is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 9.5 km away. Samba is about 18 km away. Sāmba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Dyla (under 2 km), Chak Sadda (under 2 km) and Chak Sajnu (under 2 km).

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

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