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About Kuhal Kalan Village

Kuhal Kalan 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 1,404, made up of 747 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhal Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 120.6 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 747
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kuhal Kalan is the 17th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 120.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kuhal Kalan

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

Kuhal Kalan lies about 22 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 Kuhal Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 15 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 19 km
District headquarters Jammu 22 km

Villages closest to Kuhal Kalan

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.

Common questions about Kuhal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhal Kalan village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 17th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kuhal Kalan village has 747 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhal Kalan has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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

Kuhal Kalan covers 120.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuhal Kalan falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kuhal Kalan is Bari Brahman, about 15 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 Kuhal Kalan.

Kuhal Kalan is about 22 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhal Kalan is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 9.4 km away. Bari Brahman is about 15 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuhal Khurd (under 2 km), Rakh Arnia (2.2 km) and Sohag Pur (2.4 km).

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

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