Skip to main content

About Sanjwan Village

Sanjwan 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 725, made up of 391 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjwan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 391
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Sanjwan compares

By the 2011 count Sanjwan is the 59th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Sanjwan

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

Sanjwan lies about 16 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 4.5 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 Sanjwan
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 10 km
District headquarters Kathua 16 km

Villages closest to Sanjwan

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 Sanjwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjwan village had a population of 725. That makes it the 59th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Sanjwan village has 391 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjwan has about 854 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 Sanjwan is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjwan covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanjwan is Chhan Arorian, about 4.5 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 Sanjwan.

Sanjwan is about 16 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjwan is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 4.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandi Khurd (under 2 km), Ladwal (under 2 km) and Rakh Sarkar Ladwal (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All