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About Hunjana Khanka Village

Hunjana Khanka is a large village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,404 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunjana Khanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunjana Khanka village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 659.2 hectares
Population 2,441
Male Population 1,404
Female Population 1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunjana Khanka compares

By the 2011 count Hunjana Khanka is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 659.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Hunjana Khanka

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

Hunjana Khanka lies about 18 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 58 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 Hunjana Khanka
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 11 km
Nearest town Rajaori 15 km
District headquarters Rajouri 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 58 km

Villages closest to Hunjana Khanka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nowshehra 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 Hunjana Khanka

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunjana Khanka village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Hunjana Khanka village has 1,404 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunjana Khanka has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Hunjana Khanka is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunjana Khanka covers 659.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunjana Khanka falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hunjana Khanka is Dugga, about 58 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hunjana Khanka.

Hunjana Khanka is about 18 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunjana Khanka is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 11 km away. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Rajouri 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 Pokharni (under 2 km), Narian (3.4 km) and Mangote (8.0 km).

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

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