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About Kandharnu Village

Kandharnu 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 1,668, made up of 860 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandharnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandharnu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184205
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 860
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kandharnu compares

By the 2011 count Kandharnu is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Kandharnu

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

Kandharnu lies about 31 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 18 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 Kandharnu
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 21 km
Nearest town Sāmba 26 km
District headquarters Kathua 31 km

Villages closest to Kandharnu

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 Kandharnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandharnu village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Kandharnu village has 860 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandharnu has about 940 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 Kandharnu is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandharnu covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandharnu is Chak Dayala, about 18 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 Kandharnu.

Kandharnu 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.

Kandharnu is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 18 km away. Billawar is about 21 km away. Sāmba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salor (1.7 km), Makwal (2.5 km) and Danbrah (2.6 km).

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

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