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About Haorna Village

Haorna is a mid sized village in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 792 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haorna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haorna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Chhatroo
Pincode 182205
Area (hectares) 1121.4 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 792
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haorna compares

By the 2011 count Haorna is the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 1121.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Haorna

Haorna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Haorna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Haorna from other places

Haorna lies about 7.0 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 57 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 Haorna
Tehsil headquarters Chhatroo 7.0 km
District headquarters Kishtwar 7.0 km
Nearest town Kishtwār 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Banihal 57 km

Villages closest to Haorna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haorna village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 10th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Haorna village has 792 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haorna has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Haorna is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haorna covers 1121.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Haorna falls under Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Haorna is Banihal, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Haorna.

Haorna is about 7.0 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haorna is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district. Chhatroo is about 7.0 km away. Kishtwar is about 7.0 km away. Kishtwār is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahalthal (8.8 km), Bhata (11 km) and Indarwal (17 km).

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

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