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About Kawsa Khalisa Village

Kawsa Khalisa is one of the larger villages in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,123, made up of 3,120 males and 3,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawsa Khalisa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawsa Khalisa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 269.1 hectares
Population 6,123
Male Population 3,120
Female Population 3,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawsa Khalisa compares

By the 2011 count Kawsa Khalisa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 269.1 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kawsa Khalisa

Kawsa Khalisa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawsa Khalisa as Available within <5 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 Kawsa Khalisa from other places

Kawsa Khalisa lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 2.5 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 Kawsa Khalisa
Nearest railway station Mazhom 2.5 km
Nearest town Soyībug 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 11 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km

Villages closest to Kawsa Khalisa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerwah 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 Kawsa Khalisa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawsa Khalisa village had a population of 6,123. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Kawsa Khalisa village has 3,120 males and 3,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawsa Khalisa has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Kawsa Khalisa is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawsa Khalisa covers 269.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kawsa Khalisa falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kawsa Khalisa is Mazhom, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kawsa Khalisa.

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

Kawsa Khalisa is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about 2.5 km away. Soyībug is about 6.4 km away. Beerwah is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Khalil (under 2 km), Lohar Chak (under 2 km) and Hurdu Waminu (2.0 km).

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

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