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About Hillar Arhama Village

Hillar Arhama is one of the larger villages in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,891, made up of 3,042 males and 2,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500.6 hectares hectares.

Hillar Arhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hillar Arhama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Area (hectares) 500.6 hectares
Population 5,891
Male Population 3,042
Female Population 2,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Hillar Arhama compares

By the 2011 count Hillar Arhama is the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 500.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Hillar Arhama

Hillar Arhama is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hillar Arhama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hillar Arhama from other places

Hillar Arhama lies about 46 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 11 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 Hillar Arhama
Nearest railway station Sumber 11 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 30 km
District headquarters Anantnag 46 km

Villages closest to Hillar Arhama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag 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 Hillar Arhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Hillar Arhama village had a population of 5,891. That makes it the 5th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Hillar Arhama village has 3,042 males and 2,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hillar Arhama has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Hillar Arhama covers 500.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hillar Arhama falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hillar Arhama is Sumber, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hillar Arhama.

Hillar Arhama is about 46 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hillar Arhama is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Sumber is about 11 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 27 km away. Kokernag is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niamat Pora (under 2 km), Adeh Hall (3.9 km) and Soaf Shalli (3.9 km).

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

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