Skip to main content

About Aglidhar Village

Aglidhar is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 884 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aglidhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aglidhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 888 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 884
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aglidhar compares

By the 2011 count Aglidhar is the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 888 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Aglidhar

Aglidhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aglidhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aglidhar from other places

Aglidhar lies about 25 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 17 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 Aglidhar
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 12 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 17 km
District headquarters Kathua 25 km

Villages closest to Aglidhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aglidhar village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Aglidhar village has 884 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aglidhar has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Aglidhar is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aglidhar covers 888 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aglidhar falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Aglidhar is Budhi, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Aglidhar.

Aglidhar is about 25 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aglidhar is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Budhi is about 17 km away. Kathua is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barotta (1.6 km), Darung (3.9 km) and Siyalna (4.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.