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About Renkha Village

Renkha is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 172 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Renkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Renkha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 142.1 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 172
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Renkha compares

By the 2011 count Renkha is the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 142.1 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Renkha

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

Renkha lies about 18 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 60 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 Renkha
District headquarters Doda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 21 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 60 km

Villages closest to Renkha

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 Renkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Renkha village had a population of 350. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Renkha village has 172 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Renkha has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Renkha covers 142.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Renkha is Udhampur, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance for Renkha.

Renkha is about 18 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Renkha is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 18 km away. Thathri is about 21 km away. Udhampur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanejo (under 2 km), Kandote (1.6 km) and Indrala (2.2 km).

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

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