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About Gharat Village

Gharat is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 680, made up of 347 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gharat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 336.7 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 347
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gharat compares

By the 2011 count Gharat is the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 336.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gharat

Gharat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gharat as Available within 10+ 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 Gharat from other places

Gharat lies about 12 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 46 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 Gharat
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 6.9 km
District headquarters Rajouri 12 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 46 km

Villages closest to Gharat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharat village had a population of 680. That makes it the 34th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Gharat village has 347 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharat has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Gharat is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gharat covers 336.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gharat falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gharat is Dugga, about 46 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 km distance for Gharat.

Gharat is about 12 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharat is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 6.9 km away. Rajouri is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonchal (under 2 km), Sarotah (under 2 km) and Dangot (1.6 km).

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

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