About Kahug Village

Kahug is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,602, made up of 1,343 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 995 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahug village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	995 hectares
Population	2,602
Male Population	1,343
Female Population	1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Kahug compares

By the 2011 count Kahug is the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 995 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kahug

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

Kahug lies about 31 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 24 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 Kahug
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	31 km

Villages closest to Kahug

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.

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Common questions about Kahug

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahug village had a population of 2,602. That makes it the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Kahug village has 1,343 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahug has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

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

Kahug covers 995 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahug is Budhi, about 24 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 Kahug.

Kahug is about 31 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahug is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 8.6 km away. Budhi is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.