About Howru Village

Howru is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 424 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Howru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Howru village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Pincode	193411
Area (hectares)	58.3 hectares
Population	820
Male Population	424
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Howru compares

By the 2011 count Howru is the 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 58.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Howru

Howru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Howru as Available within village. 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 Gutli Pora, Hardu Panjoo, Hardu Wail and Harnow. 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 Howru

As per the Census of India 2011, Howru village had a population of 820. That makes it the 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Howru village has 424 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Howru has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

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

Howru covers 58.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Howru falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Howru.

Howru is in Khansahib 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.