About Chiani Village

Chiani is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 458 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiani village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	182117
Area (hectares)	658.4 hectares
Population	854
Male Population	458
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chiani compares

By the 2011 count Chiani is the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 658.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Chiani

Chiani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chiani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiani from other places

Chiani lies about 23 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 4.7 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 Chiani
Nearest railway station	Bajalta	4.7 km
Nearest town	Jammu	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	23 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	23 km

Villages closest to Chiani

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

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Common questions about Chiani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiani village had a population of 854. That makes it the 28th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Chiani village has 458 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiani has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Chiani is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiani covers 658.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiani falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chiani is Bajalta, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chiani.

Chiani is about 23 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiani is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Bajalta is about 4.7 km away. Jammu is about 13 km away. Majalta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.