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About Shahrote Village

Shahrote 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 598, made up of 303 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahrote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahrote village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 180.5 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 303
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahrote compares

By the 2011 count Shahrote is the 35th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 180.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 960.

Getting to Shahrote

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

Shahrote lies about 15 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 31 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 Shahrote
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 12 km
District headquarters Doda 15 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 31 km

Villages closest to Shahrote

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 Shahrote

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahrote village had a population of 598. That makes it the 35th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Shahrote village has 303 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahrote has about 974 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 960.

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

Shahrote covers 180.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shahrote is Udhampur, about 31 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 - 10 km distance for Shahrote.

Shahrote is about 15 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahrote is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Thathri is about 12 km away. Doda is about 15 km away. Udhampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahri (5.7 km), Kahi Trankal (7.2 km) and Bachhra (9.8 km).

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

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