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About Said Village

Said 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 931, made up of 509 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Said Overview

Census 2011 figures for Said village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184141
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 509
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Said compares

By the 2011 count Said is the 38th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Said

Said is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Said 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Said from other places

Said lies about 11 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, 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 Said
District headquarters Kathua 11 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 20 km

Villages closest to Said

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 Said

As per the Census of India 2011, Said village had a population of 931. That makes it the 38th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Said village has 509 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Said has about 829 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 Said is 184141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Said covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Said is Budhi, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Said.

Said is about 11 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Said is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 11 km away. Budhi is about 13 km away. Hiranagar 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 Muthi Hardu (3.6 km), Khandwal (5.3 km) and Khanwal (5.3 km).

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

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