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About Natwas Village

Natwas is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 42 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Natwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Natwas village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 38.9 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 42
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
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 Natwas compares

By the 2011 count Natwas is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 38.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Natwas

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

Natwas lies about 12 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sangaldan, about 33 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 Natwas
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 8.8 km
District headquarters Doda 12 km
Nearest railway station Sangaldan 33 km

Villages closest to Natwas

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 Natwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Natwas village had a population of 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Natwas village has 42 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Natwas has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Natwas is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Natwas covers 38.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Natwas is Sangaldan, about 33 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 Natwas.

Natwas is about 12 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Natwas is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Thathri is about 8.8 km away. Doda is about 12 km away. Sangaldan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawani (2.9 km), Kahi Trankal (4.9 km) and Mahri (8.9 km).

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

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