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About Chaki Cholend Village

Chaki Cholend is a mid sized village in Shopian tehsil, in the district of Shupiyan, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 820 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Chaki Cholend Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaki Cholend village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Shupiyan
Tehsil Shopian
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 820
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaki Cholend compares

By the 2011 count Chaki Cholend is the 37th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chaki Cholend

Chaki Cholend is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaki Cholend 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 Chaki Cholend from other places

Chaki Cholend lies about 16 km from Shupiyan, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 8.5 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 Chaki Cholend
Nearest town Pulwama 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Awantipura 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shopian 16 km
District headquarters Shupiyan 16 km

Villages closest to Chaki Cholend

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shopian 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 Chaki Cholend

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaki Cholend village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 37th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Chaki Cholend village has 820 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaki Cholend has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Chaki Cholend covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaki Cholend falls under Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chaki Cholend is Awantipura, about 8.5 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 Chaki Cholend.

Chaki Cholend is about 16 km from Shupiyan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaki Cholend is in Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district. Pulwama is about 4.0 km away. Awantipura is about 8.5 km away. Shopian is about 16 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 I Aziz Shah (under 2 km), Chaki Shamshi Pora (under 2 km) and Chaki Sidiq Khan (under 2 km).

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

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