About Khows Village

Khows is a mid sized village in Sanku tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 397 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khows Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khows village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Sanku
Pincode	194103
Area (hectares)	116.5 hectares
Population	756
Male Population	397
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khows compares

By the 2011 count Khows is the 21st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 116.5 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Khows

Khows is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khows as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanor, Karchey Khar, Kargi and Karpo Khar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khows

As per the Census of India 2011, Khows village had a population of 756. That makes it the 21st largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Khows village has 397 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khows has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Khows is 194103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khows covers 116.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khows falls under Sanku tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Khows notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khows.

Khows is in Sanku tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.