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About Muni Village

Muni 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 1,525, made up of 818 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muni village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 818
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Muni compares

By the 2011 count Muni is the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Muni

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

Muni lies about 2.6 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 22 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 Muni
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 22 km

Villages closest to Muni

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 Muni

As per the Census of India 2011, Muni village had a population of 1,525. That makes it the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Muni village has 818 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muni has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Muni is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muni covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Muni is Kathua, about 22 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 Muni.

Muni is about 2.6 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muni is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 2.6 km away. Kathua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seri (under 2 km), Billawar (2.6 km) and Parnala (2.7 km).

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

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