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About Khalu Village

Khalu is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 214 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 82.2 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 214
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khalu compares

By the 2011 count Khalu is the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 82.2 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Khalu

Khalu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khalu from other places

Khalu lies about 17 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 51 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 Khalu
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 8.2 km
District headquarters Doda 17 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 51 km

Villages closest to Khalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhaderwah 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 Khalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalu village had a population of 421. That makes it the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Khalu village has 214 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalu has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Khalu is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalu covers 82.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalu falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khalu is Udhampur, about 51 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 <5 km distance for Khalu.

Khalu is about 17 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalu is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 8.2 km away. Doda is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manawa (under 2 km), Sengoi (under 2 km) and Sharora (under 2 km).

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

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