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About Kaha Village

Kaha 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 1,471, made up of 778 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 437 hectares
Population 1,471
Male Population 778
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Kaha compares

By the 2011 count Kaha is the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 437 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kaha

Kaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaha 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 Kaha from other places

Kaha lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Kaha
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 12 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
District headquarters Kathua 41 km

Villages closest to Kaha

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 Kaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaha village had a population of 1,471. That makes it the 50th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Kaha village has 778 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaha has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Kaha is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaha covers 437 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaha is Budhi, about 36 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 Kaha.

Kaha is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaha is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhir (under 2 km), Badnotta (under 2 km) and Machhedi (3.1 km).

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

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