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About Hamir Pur Village

Hamir Pur 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 1,596, made up of 836 males and 760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamir Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamir Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 836
Female Population 760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hamir Pur compares

By the 2011 count Hamir Pur is the 18th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 Hamir Pur

Hamir Pur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hamir Pur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hamir Pur from other places

Hamir Pur lies about 16 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 2.5 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 Hamir Pur
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Hamir Pur

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.

Common questions about Hamir Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamir Pur village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 18th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Hamir Pur village has 836 males and 760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamir Pur has about 909 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 Hamir Pur is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hamir Pur covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hamir Pur is Chhan Arorian, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hamir Pur.

Hamir Pur is about 16 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamir Pur is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 2.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwal (1.5 km), Khatriyal (1.8 km) and Karandi Khurd (2.5 km).

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

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