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About Khore Village

Khore is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,796, made up of 1,926 males and 1,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1170.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khore Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khore village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 1170.7 hectares
Population 3,796
Male Population 1,926
Female Population 1,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khore compares

By the 2011 count Khore is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1170.7 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Khore

Khore is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khore 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 Khore from other places

Khore lies about 34 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 37 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 Khore
Nearest town Akhnūr 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 34 km
District headquarters Jammu 34 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 37 km

Villages closest to Khore

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 Khore

As per the Census of India 2011, Khore village had a population of 3,796. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Khore village has 1,926 males and 1,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khore has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Khore is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khore covers 1170.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Khore is Jammu Tawi, about 37 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 Khore.

Khore is about 34 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khore is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 22 km away. Akhnoor is about 34 km away. Jammu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalian (under 2 km), Dhalan (1.7 km) and Dehrian (2.5 km).

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

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