About Kotchalwal Village

Kotchalwal 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 1,892, made up of 966 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1557.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kotchalwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kotchalwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	1557.7 hectares
Population	1,892
Male Population	966
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kotchalwal compares

By the 2011 count Kotchalwal is the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1557.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kotchalwal

Kotchalwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kotchalwal 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 Kotchalwal from other places

Kotchalwal lies about 27 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 26 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 Kotchalwal
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	14 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	26 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	27 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	36 km

Villages closest to Kotchalwal

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.

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Common questions about Kotchalwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kotchalwal village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Kotchalwal village has 966 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kotchalwal has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

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

Kotchalwal covers 1557.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kotchalwal is Dugga, about 26 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 Kotchalwal.

Kotchalwal is about 27 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kotchalwal is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 14 km away. Dugga is about 26 km away. Rajouri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.