About Kharian Village

Kharian is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,626 males and 1,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	188.6 hectares
Population	3,176
Male Population	1,626
Female Population	1,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharian compares

By the 2011 count Kharian is the 10th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 188.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kharian

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

Kharian lies about 10 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 8.1 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 Kharian
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	10 km
District headquarters	Jammu	10 km

Villages closest to Kharian

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 Kharian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharian village had a population of 3,176. That makes it the 10th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Kharian village has 1,626 males and 1,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharian has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kharian is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharian covers 188.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharian is Jammu Tawi, about 8.1 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 Kharian.

Kharian is about 10 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharian is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 6.9 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 8.1 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.