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About Chulna Village

Chulna is a large village in Udhampur tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,713, made up of 1,901 males and 1,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2243.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chulna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chulna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Udhampur
Pincode 182125
Area (hectares) 2243.6 hectares
Population 3,713
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chulna compares

By the 2011 count Chulna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 2243.6 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Chulna

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

Chulna lies about 20 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 12 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 Chulna
Nearest railway station Basindahar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhampur 20 km

Villages closest to Chulna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chulna village had a population of 3,713. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Chulna village has 1,901 males and 1,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chulna has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Chulna is 182125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chulna covers 2243.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chulna falls under Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chulna is Basindahar, about 12 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 Chulna.

Chulna is about 20 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chulna is in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district. Basindahar is about 12 km away. Udhampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunthan (2.7 km), Badhota (2.8 km) and Dhubkabag (3.4 km).

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

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