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About Jindhar Kalan Village

Jindhar Kalan 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 1,300, made up of 690 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jindhar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jindhar Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 81.3 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 690
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jindhar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jindhar Kalan is the 39th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 81.3 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Jindhar Kalan

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

Jindhar Kalan 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 Jindhar Kalan
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 24 km
District headquarters Jammu 24 km

Villages closest to Jindhar Kalan

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.

Common questions about Jindhar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jindhar Kalan village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 39th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Jindhar Kalan village has 690 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jindhar Kalan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

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

Jindhar Kalan covers 81.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jindhar Kalan 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jindhar Kalan.

Jindhar Kalan 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.

Jindhar Kalan is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 21 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korutana Kalan (under 2 km), Pindi Sarochan Kalan (under 2 km) and Sai Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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