About Changiya Village

Changiya is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 334 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changiya village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181131
Area (hectares)	137.2 hectares
Population	657
Male Population	334
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Changiya compares

By the 2011 count Changiya is the 53rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 137.2 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 921.

Getting to Changiya

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

Changiya lies about 35 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 4.8 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 Changiya
Nearest town	Sāmba	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Samba	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	30 km
District headquarters	Jammu	35 km

Villages closest to Changiya

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 Changiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Changiya village had a population of 657. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Changiya village has 334 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changiya has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Changiya is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changiya covers 137.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Changiya is Samba, about 4.8 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 Changiya.

Changiya is about 35 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changiya is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Sāmba is about 4.6 km away. Samba is about 4.8 km away. Bishnah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.