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- LGD code
- 4427
- Pincode
- 182221
- Post office
- Udrana
- Population
- 925
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 60.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1051 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 446
Census 2011 · in context
How Cheka compares
By population, Cheka ranks #8 of 46 villages in Bhalla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.8%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Cheka
- 60.8%
- Bhalla mandal
- 59.7%
- Doda district
- 53.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,051
+89 vs mandal average
- Cheka
- 1,051
- Bhalla mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Cheka
- 5.3
- Bhalla mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Cheka at a glance
Cheka is a village of 925 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Bhalla tehsil, Doda district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 8th-largest of 46 villages in Bhalla tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,051 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 182221, served by Udrana post office; the LGD village code is 4427. The village votes in Banihal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sajad Shaheen. The population is estimated at 1,091 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Cheka
- LGD code
- 4427
- Pincode
- 182221
- Post office
- Udrana
- Population (Census 2011)
- 925
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,091
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1051
- Literacy rate
- 60.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Banihal
- Member of Parliament
- Jitendra Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sajad Shaheen
- Block / Mandal
- Bhalla
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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