About Indarwal Village

Indarwal is one of the larger villages in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,512, made up of 2,854 males and 2,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1871.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indarwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kishtwar
Tehsil	Chhatroo
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	1871.7 hectares
Population	5,512
Male Population	2,854
Female Population	2,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Indarwal compares

By the 2011 count Indarwal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 1871.7 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 943.

Getting to Indarwal

Indarwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Indarwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Indarwal from other places

Indarwal lies about 22 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 72 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 Indarwal
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatroo	22 km
District headquarters	Kishtwar	22 km
Nearest town	Kishtwār	22 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	72 km

Villages closest to Indarwal

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.

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Common questions about Indarwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Indarwal village had a population of 5,512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Indarwal village has 2,854 males and 2,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indarwal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Indarwal is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indarwal covers 1871.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Indarwal is Udhampur, about 72 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 5 - 10 km distance for Indarwal.

Indarwal is about 22 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indarwal is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district. Chhatroo is about 22 km away. Kishtwar is about 22 km away. Kishtwār is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.