About Basi Jamwal Village

Basi Jamwal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 188 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basi Jamwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basi Jamwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184142
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	188
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Basi Jamwal compares

By the 2011 count Basi Jamwal is the 109th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Basi Jamwal

Basi Jamwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Basi Jamwal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Basi Jamwal from other places

Basi Jamwal lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Basi Jamwal
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	23 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Basi Jamwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Basi Jamwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Basi Jamwal village had a population of 360. That makes it the 109th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Basi Jamwal village has 188 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basi Jamwal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Basi Jamwal is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basi Jamwal covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basi Jamwal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Basi Jamwal is Chak Dayala, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Basi Jamwal.

Basi Jamwal is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basi Jamwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.