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About Khan Khri Village

Khan Khri is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 1,092 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khan Khri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khan Khri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 161.9 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 136
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 Khan Khri compares

By the 2011 count Khan Khri is the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 161.9 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Khan Khri

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

Khan Khri lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 70 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 Khan Khri
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 7.5 km
Nearest town Rajaori 7.5 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 70 km

Villages closest to Khan Khri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri 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 Khan Khri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khan Khri village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Khan Khri village has 1,092 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khan Khri has about 136 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Khan Khri is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khan Khri covers 161.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khan Khri falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khan Khri is Dugga, about 70 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 Khan Khri.

Khan Khri is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khan Khri is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 7.5 km away. Rajaori is about 7.5 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patrara (2.0 km), Sadhal (2.7 km) and Panj Grian (2.8 km).

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

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