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About Challyar Village

Challyar is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 843 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challyar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 503.8 hectares
Population 1,655
Male Population 843
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Challyar compares

By the 2011 count Challyar is the 18th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 503.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Challyar

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

Challyar lies about 51 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Challyar
Nearest town Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 33 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km
District headquarters Udhampur 51 km

Villages closest to Challyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challyar village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 18th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Challyar village has 843 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challyar has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Challyar is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challyar covers 503.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Challyar falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Challyar is Sumber, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Challyar.

Challyar is about 51 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challyar is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Chenani is about 33 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutwalt (under 2 km), Mantali (under 2 km) and Satyalta (under 2 km).

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

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