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About Khatriyal Village

Khatriyal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 105 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatriyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatriyal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184147
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 105
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khatriyal compares

By the 2011 count Khatriyal is the 156th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Khatriyal

The census records public bus service for Khatriyal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khatriyal from other places

Khatriyal lies about 18 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 1.7 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 Khatriyal
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.2 km
District headquarters Kathua 18 km

Villages closest to Khatriyal

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 Khatriyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatriyal village had a population of 208. That makes it the 156th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Khatriyal village has 105 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatriyal has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Khatriyal is 184147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatriyal covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khatriyal is Chhan Arorian, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khatriyal.

Khatriyal is about 18 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatriyal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 1.7 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.2 km away. Kathua is about 18 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 (under 2 km), Hamir Pur (1.8 km) and Tanda Neknam (2.5 km).

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

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