About Jia Village

Jia is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 101 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jia village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	50.2 hectares
Population	190
Male Population	101
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jia compares

By the 2011 count Jia is the 80th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 50.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jia

Jia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jia from other places

Jia lies about 26 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 65 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 Jia
Nearest town	Kishtwār	24 km
District headquarters	Doda	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	28 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	65 km

Villages closest to Jia

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

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Common questions about Jia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jia village had a population of 190. That makes it the 80th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Jia village has 101 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jia has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jia is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jia covers 50.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jia falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jia is Udhampur, about 65 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jia.

Jia is about 26 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jia is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 24 km away. Doda is about 26 km away. Thathri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.