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About Pathwal Village

Pathwal 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 1,843, made up of 992 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 992
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Pathwal compares

By the 2011 count Pathwal is the 16th 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 314 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Pathwal

The census records public bus service for Pathwal 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 Pathwal from other places

Pathwal lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 1.5 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 Pathwal
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 2.9 km
Nearest town Sāmba 20 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Pathwal

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 Pathwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathwal village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 16th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Pathwal village has 992 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathwal has about 858 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 Pathwal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathwal covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pathwal is Chak Dayala, about 1.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pathwal.

Pathwal is about 24 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 1.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 2.9 km away. Sāmba is about 20 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 Diyalla (under 2 km), Langriyal (under 2 km) and Kariyara (1.8 km).

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

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