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About Chawan Village

Chawan 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 1,996, made up of 1,047 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.1 hectares hectares.

Chawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Shupiyan
Tehsil Shopian
Area (hectares) 229.1 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 1,047
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Chawan compares

By the 2011 count Chawan is the 28th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 229.1 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chawan

Chawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chawan 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. The nearest villages by name are Chakorah, Chal Gund, Chanchawar and Chater Wosh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawan village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the 28th largest of the 222 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Chawan village has 1,047 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Chawan covers 229.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chawan notes the nearest railway station 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 Chawan.

Chawan is in Shopian tehsil of Shupiyan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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