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About Gharana Village

Gharana 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 939, made up of 495 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 263.9 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 495
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharana compares

By the 2011 count Gharana is the 59th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 263.9 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gharana

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

Gharana 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 Gharana
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 Gharana

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 Gharana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharana village had a population of 939. That makes it the 59th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Gharana village has 495 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharana has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

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

Gharana covers 263.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gharana 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 Gharana.

Gharana 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.

Gharana 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gharani (under 2 km), Suchet Garh (4.0 km) and Rangpur Malanian (4.0 km).

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

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