About Gehr Village

Gehr is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 350 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehr village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184144
Area (hectares)	57 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	350
Female Population	324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Gehr compares

By the 2011 count Gehr is the 65th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gehr

Gehr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gehr 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. The nearest villages by name are Feru Chak, Gadiyal, Gangu Chak and Ganjnal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehr village had a population of 674. That makes it the 65th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Gehr village has 350 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehr has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gehr is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gehr covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gehr notes the nearest railway station 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 Gehr.

Gehr is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.