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About Smahn Village

Smahn is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,702, made up of 913 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Smahn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Smahn village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 1300 hectares
Population 1,702
Male Population 913
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Smahn compares

By the 2011 count Smahn is the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1300 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Smahn

Smahn is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Smahn as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Smahn from other places

Smahn lies about 6.9 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 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 Smahn
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 3.8 km
District headquarters Kathua 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 24 km

Villages closest to Smahn

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli 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 Smahn

As per the Census of India 2011, Smahn village had a population of 1,702. That makes it the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Smahn village has 913 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Smahn has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Smahn is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Smahn covers 1300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Smahn falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Smahn is Madhopur Punjab, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Smahn.

Smahn is about 6.9 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Smahn is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Madhopur Punjab is about 3.8 km away. Kathua is about 6.9 km away. Bashohli 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 Khaddi (7.8 km), Mandla (9.9 km) and Danna (12 km).

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

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