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About Owdarni Village

Owdarni is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 240 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Owdarni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Owdarni village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 253.7 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 240
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Owdarni compares

By the 2011 count Owdarni is the 48th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 253.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Owdarni

Owdarni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Owdarni 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 Owdarni from other places

Owdarni lies about 13 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 55 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 Owdarni
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 8.1 km
Nearest town Rajaori 13 km
District headquarters Rajouri 13 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 55 km

Villages closest to Owdarni

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 Owdarni

As per the Census of India 2011, Owdarni village had a population of 463. That makes it the 48th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Owdarni village has 240 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Owdarni has about 929 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 Owdarni is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Owdarni covers 253.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Owdarni is Dugga, about 55 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 Owdarni.

Owdarni is about 13 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Owdarni is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 8.1 km away. Rajaori is about 13 km away. Rajouri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothian (1.8 km), Narsingh Pora (3.4 km) and Potha (3.6 km).

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

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