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About Khorbani Village

Khorbani is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 766 males and 674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khorbani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khorbani village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 972.1 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 766
Female Population 674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khorbani compares

By the 2011 count Khorbani is the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 972.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Khorbani

Khorbani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khorbani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khorbani from other places

Khorbani lies about 25 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 30 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 Khorbani
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 16 km
District headquarters Rajouri 25 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 30 km
Nearest town Rajaori 33 km

Villages closest to Khorbani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khorbani village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 34th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Khorbani village has 766 males and 674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khorbani has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Khorbani is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khorbani covers 972.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khorbani falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khorbani is Dugga, about 30 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 village for Khorbani.

Khorbani is about 25 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khorbani is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 16 km away. Rajouri is about 25 km away. Dugga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thelapera (2.4 km), Panjnara (3.9 km) and Kotchalwal (4.2 km).

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

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