About Chakahal Village

Chakahal is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 681 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakahal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	182128
Area (hectares)	1021.4 hectares
Population	1,312
Male Population	681
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakahal compares

By the 2011 count Chakahal is the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1021.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chakahal

Chakahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakahal from other places

Chakahal lies about 36 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Chakahal
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	18 km
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	20 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	24 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	36 km

Villages closest to Chakahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakahal village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 60th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Chakahal village has 681 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakahal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chakahal is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakahal covers 1021.4 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.

Chakahal falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chakahal is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chakahal.

Chakahal is about 36 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakahal is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 18 km away. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.