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About Hor Village

Hor 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 500, made up of 266 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hor village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 266
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Hor compares

By the 2011 count Hor is the 90th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 904.

Getting to Hor

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

Hor lies about 23 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 6.8 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 Hor
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 6.8 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 23 km

Villages closest to Hor

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 Hor

As per the Census of India 2011, Hor village had a population of 500. That makes it the 90th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Hor village has 266 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hor has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

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

Hor covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hor is Chak Dayala, about 6.8 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 Hor.

Hor is about 23 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hor is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 4.3 km away. Chak Dayala is about 6.8 km away. Sāmba 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 Chak Bathal (under 2 km), Haripur Barhmanan (under 2 km) and Padal (under 2 km).

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

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