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About Jora Kalan Village

Jora Kalan is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 472 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jora Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jora Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 145.3 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 472
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jora Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jora Kalan is the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 145.3 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jora Kalan

Jora Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jora Kalan as Available within 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 Jora Kalan from other places

Jora Kalan lies about 7.6 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 47 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 Jora Kalan
District headquarters Doda 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 47 km

Villages closest to Jora Kalan

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.

Common questions about Jora Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jora Kalan village had a population of 939. That makes it the 18th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Jora Kalan village has 472 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jora Kalan has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Jora Kalan covers 145.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jora Kalan is Udhampur, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jora Kalan.

Jora Kalan is about 7.6 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jora Kalan is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.6 km away. Thathri is about 9.1 km away. Udhampur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukali Kalan (under 2 km), Kuthiara (under 2 km) and Bhatoli (2.0 km).

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

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