About Gharani Village

Gharani is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 526 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharani village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	242.4 hectares
Population	1,010
Male Population	526
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharani compares

By the 2011 count Gharani is the 50th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 242.4 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gharani

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

Gharani lies about 27 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 24 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 Gharani
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	24 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	27 km
District headquarters	Jammu	27 km

Villages closest to Gharani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Gharani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharani village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 50th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Gharani village has 526 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharani has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Gharani is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharani covers 242.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharani falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gharani is Bari Brahman, about 24 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 Gharani.

Gharani is about 27 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharani is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 24 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 24 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.