About Kheri Village

Kheri is a large village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,179, made up of 2,153 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheri village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	382 hectares
Population	4,179
Male Population	2,153
Female Population	2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Kheri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kheri

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

Kheri lies about 16 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 4.9 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 Kheri
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	10 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	13 km
District headquarters	Jammu	16 km

Villages closest to Kheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri village had a population of 4,179. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kheri village has 2,153 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kheri is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheri covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kheri falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kheri is Bari Brahman, about 4.9 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 Kheri.

Kheri is about 16 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheri is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 4.9 km away. Bishnah is about 10 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.