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About Krohl Matherian Village

Krohl Matherian is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 168 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Krohl Matherian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Krohl Matherian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 168
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Krohl Matherian compares

By the 2011 count Krohl Matherian is the 126th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Krohl Matherian

Krohl Matherian is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Krohl Matherian as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Krohl Matherian from other places

Krohl Matherian lies about 29 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 13 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 Krohl Matherian
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 17 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
District headquarters Kathua 29 km

Villages closest to Krohl Matherian

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 Krohl Matherian

As per the Census of India 2011, Krohl Matherian village had a population of 312. That makes it the 126th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Krohl Matherian village has 168 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Krohl Matherian has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Krohl Matherian is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Krohl Matherian covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Krohl Matherian is Chak Dayala, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Krohl Matherian.

Krohl Matherian is about 29 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Krohl Matherian is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 13 km away. Hiranagar is about 17 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 Desa Choudharian (3.0 km), Saniyal (4.1 km) and Muthi Hardo Dunga (4.1 km).

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

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