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About Panhar Village

Panhar 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 609, made up of 319 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185201
Area (hectares) 256.2 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 319
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Panhar compares

By the 2011 count Panhar is the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 256.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 919.

Getting to Panhar

Panhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panhar 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 Panhar from other places

Panhar lies about 24 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 52 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 Panhar
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 6.9 km
District headquarters Rajouri 24 km
Nearest town Rajaori 25 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 52 km

Villages closest to Panhar

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 Panhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Panhar village had a population of 609. That makes it the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Panhar village has 319 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panhar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Panhar is 185201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panhar covers 256.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Panhar is Dugga, about 52 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 Panhar.

Panhar is about 24 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panhar is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 6.9 km away. Rajouri is about 24 km away. Rajaori is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narotha (under 2 km), Deolian (under 2 km) and Garan Pain (3.1 km).

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

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