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About Kehnta Village

Kehnta is a small village in Kathua tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 178 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 764 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehnta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehnta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Kathua
Pincode 184152
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 178
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 764
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehnta compares

By the 2011 count Kehnta is the 110th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 889.

Getting to Kehnta

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

How far is Kehnta from other places

Kehnta lies about 15 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 10 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 Kehnta
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 10 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathua 15 km

Villages closest to Kehnta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathua 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 Kehnta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehnta village had a population of 314. That makes it the 110th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Kehnta village has 178 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehnta has about 764 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Kehnta is 184152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehnta covers 415 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kehnta falls under Kathua tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kehnta is Madhopur Punjab, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kehnta.

Kehnta is about 15 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kehnta is in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district. Madhopur Punjab is about 10 km away. Sujānpur is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tridwan (2.4 km), Basant Pur (2.6 km) and Then (4.7 km).

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

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