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About Stoora Village

Stoora 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 1,297, made up of 680 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Stoora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Stoora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 182143
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 680
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Stoora compares

By the 2011 count Stoora is the 26th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Stoora

The census records public bus service for Stoora 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. The nearest villages by name are Sherpur Pain, Sohaal, Spalwan and Spral Pain. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Stoora

As per the Census of India 2011, Stoora village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 26th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Stoora village has 680 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Stoora has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Stoora is 182143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Stoora covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Stoora notes the nearest railway station 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 Stoora.

Stoora is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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