About Kahla Village

Kahla is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 156 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahla village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	132.7 hectares
Population	333
Male Population	156
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
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 Kahla compares

By the 2011 count Kahla is the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 132.7 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 Kahla

Kahla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kahla 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 Kahla from other places

Kahla lies about 25 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 67 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 Kahla
Nearest town	Kishtwār	19 km
District headquarters	Doda	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	28 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	67 km

Villages closest to Kahla

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 Kahla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahla village had a population of 333. That makes it the 56th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Kahla village has 156 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahla has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Kahla covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahla is Udhampur, about 67 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 Kahla.

Kahla is about 25 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahla is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 19 km away. Doda is about 25 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.