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About Kachwari Village

Kachwari is one of the larger villages in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,637, made up of 4,446 males and 4,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kachwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kachwari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 751.1 hectares
Population 8,637
Male Population 4,446
Female Population 4,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kachwari compares

By the 2011 count Kachwari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 751.1 hectares work out to about 11 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 924.

Getting to Kachwari

Kachwari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kachwari 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 Harnow, Hokalatri, Howru and Jagu Kharen. 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.

Common questions about Kachwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kachwari village had a population of 8,637. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Kachwari village has 4,446 males and 4,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kachwari has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kachwari is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kachwari covers 751.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kachwari 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 Kachwari.

Kachwari 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.

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

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