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About Sidhar Village

Sidhar 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 1,095, made up of 579 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 68.4 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 579
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidhar compares

By the 2011 count Sidhar is the 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 68.4 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, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sidhar

Sidhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sidhar as Available within <5 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 Sidhar from other places

Sidhar lies about 32 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 34 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 Sidhar
Nearest town Akhnūr 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 32 km
District headquarters Jammu 32 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 34 km

Villages closest to Sidhar

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 Sidhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidhar village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Sidhar village has 579 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidhar has about 891 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 Sidhar is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidhar covers 68.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sidhar is Jammu Tawi, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sidhar.

Sidhar is about 32 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidhar is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 24 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 32 km away. Jammu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangpur Sadre (6.7 km), Magral (13 km) and Fatehpur Brahmana (15 km).

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

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