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About Pahari Wala Village

Pahari Wala is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 988 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahari Wala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahari Wala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 584.8 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 988
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahari Wala compares

By the 2011 count Pahari Wala is the 25th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 584.8 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pahari Wala

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

Pahari Wala lies about 24 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 Pahari Wala
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Pahari Wala

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 Pahari Wala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahari Wala village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 25th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Pahari Wala village has 988 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahari Wala has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Pahari Wala is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahari Wala covers 584.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahari Wala falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pahari Wala is Bari Brahman, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pahari Wala.

Pahari Wala is about 24 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahari Wala is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Akhnoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargal Kalan (under 2 km), Chak Nazala (under 2 km) and Malal Ahgal (under 2 km).

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

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