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About Khara Village

Khara is a village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The village covers 1140.8 hectares hectares.

Khara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Area (hectares) 1140.8 hectares

How far is Khara from other places

Khara lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 7.0 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 Khara
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 7.0 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 13 km
District headquarters Jammu 13 km

Villages closest to Khara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Khara

Khara covers 1140.8 hectares as recorded in the census.

Khara falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khara is Bari Brahman, about 7.0 km away in a straight line.

Khara is about 13 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khara is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 7.0 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 12 km away. Akhnoor is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharah (under 2 km), Gurah Brahmana (1.9 km) and Gurah Jagir (1.9 km).

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

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