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About Kheri Village

Kheri is a mid sized village in Jammu tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 395 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181121, 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 Jammu
Pincode 181121
Area (hectares) 416.8 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 395
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Kheri is the 128th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 918 residents. Its 416.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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 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 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
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jammu 16 km

Villages closest to Kheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri village had a population of 775. That makes it the 128th largest of the 304 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 918 residents.

Kheri village has 395 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kheri is 181121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheri covers 416.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheri falls under Jammu 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 10+ km distance 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 Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 4.9 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 13 km away. Jammu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dansal (2.9 km), Mathin (3.3 km) and Karal (3.4 km).

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

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