About Poshker Village

Poshker is a large village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,273, made up of 1,113 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poshker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poshker village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khag
Pincode	193411
Area (hectares)	142.1 hectares
Population	2,273
Male Population	1,113
Female Population	1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poshker compares

By the 2011 count Poshker is the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Poshker

Poshker is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poshker as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Nagabal, Nasar Pora, Pala Pora and Parapora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Poshker

As per the Census of India 2011, Poshker village had a population of 2,273. That makes it the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Poshker village has 1,113 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poshker has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Poshker is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poshker covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Poshker falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Poshker notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poshker.

Poshker is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.