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About Khari Village

Khari is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,756, made up of 5,049 males and 4,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3880.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182146
Area (hectares) 3880.6 hectares
Population 9,756
Male Population 5,049
Female Population 4,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khari compares

By the 2011 count Khari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 3880.6 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 940.

Getting to Khari

Khari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khari from other places

Khari lies about 18 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about under 2 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 Khari
Nearest railway station Khari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Banihal 6.8 km
District headquarters Ramban 18 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 20 km

Villages closest to Khari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banihal 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 Khari

As per the Census of India 2011, Khari village had a population of 9,756. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Khari village has 5,049 males and 4,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khari has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Khari is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khari covers 3880.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khari falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Khari is Khari, about under 2 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 village for Khari.

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

Khari is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Khari is about under 2 km away. Banihal is about 6.8 km away. Ramban 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 Chamalwas (5.4 km), Karawa (6.4 km) and Chachahal (6.7 km).

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

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