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About Khul Chohar Village

Khul Chohar is a mid sized village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 914 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khul Chohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khul Chohar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 131.9 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 914
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khul Chohar compares

By the 2011 count Khul Chohar is the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 131.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Khul Chohar

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

How far is Khul Chohar from other places

Khul Chohar lies about 12 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 15 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 Khul Chohar
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 3.9 km
District headquarters Anantnag 12 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 15 km

Villages closest to Khul Chohar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shangus 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 Khul Chohar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khul Chohar village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Khul Chohar village has 914 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khul Chohar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Khul Chohar is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khul Chohar covers 131.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khul Chohar falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khul Chohar is Sadura, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khul Chohar.

Khul Chohar is about 12 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khul Chohar is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 3.9 km away. Anantnag is about 12 km away. Sadura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brah (under 2 km), Sheikh Gund (1.5 km) and Sher Gund (2.9 km).

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

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