Skip to main content

About Kuhal Khurd Village

Kuhal Khurd 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 557, made up of 304 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhal Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 89.4 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 304
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kuhal Khurd is the 62nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 89.4 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 Khurd

Kuhal Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuhal Khurd as Available within 5 - 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 Khurd from other places

Kuhal Khurd 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 Kuhal Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 10 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Kuhal Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhal Khurd village had a population of 557. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Kuhal Khurd village has 304 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhal Khurd has about 832 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 Khurd is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhal Khurd covers 89.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kuhal Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuhal Khurd.

Kuhal Khurd 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.

Kuhal Khurd is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 10 km away. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rakh Arnia (under 2 km), Kuhal Kalan (under 2 km) and Sohag Pur (1.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.