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About Seri Village

Seri 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 1,573, made up of 830 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 467 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 830
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Seri compares

By the 2011 count Seri is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 467 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 Seri

Seri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Seri 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 Seri from other places

Seri lies about 3.2 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 21 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 Seri
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 21 km

Villages closest to Seri

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 Seri

As per the Census of India 2011, Seri village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Seri village has 830 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seri has about 895 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 Seri is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seri covers 467 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Seri is Kathua, about 21 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 Seri.

Seri is about 3.2 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seri is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 3.2 km away. Kathua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muni (under 2 km), Parnala (2.1 km) and Kishan Pur (3.1 km).

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

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