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About Khah Village

Khah is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 218 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 218
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khah compares

By the 2011 count Khah is the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 919.

Getting to Khah

Khah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khah as Available within 5 - 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 Khah from other places

Khah lies about 8.6 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Khah
District headquarters Rajouri 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 14 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 45 km

Villages closest to Khah

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 Khah

As per the Census of India 2011, Khah village had a population of 435. That makes it the 51st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Khah village has 218 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khah has about 995 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 Khah is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khah covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Khah is Dugga, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khah.

Khah is about 8.6 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khah is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 8.6 km away. Kalakote is about 14 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 Marhote (2.1 km), Saher (3.3 km) and Salheri (3.3 km).

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

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