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About Khohara Village

Khohara is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 38 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khohara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khohara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181203
Area (hectares) 102.4 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 38
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khohara compares

By the 2011 count Khohara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 102.4 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Khohara

Khohara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khohara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khohara from other places

Khohara lies about 31 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 27 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 Khohara
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 27 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 31 km
District headquarters Jammu 31 km

Villages closest to Khohara

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 Khohara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khohara village had a population of 78. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Khohara village has 38 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khohara has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Khohara is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khohara covers 102.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khohara is Bari Brahman, about 27 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 village for Khohara.

Khohara is about 31 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khohara is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 27 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 28 km away. Akhnoor 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 Nikowal (1.6 km), Rakh Dhok (12 km) and Rakh Kharoon (12 km).

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

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