Skip to main content

About Kartholi Village

Kartholi is one of the larger villages in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,031, made up of 2,656 males and 2,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kartholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kartholi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 181145
Area (hectares) 233.1 hectares
Population 5,031
Male Population 2,656
Female Population 2,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kartholi compares

By the 2011 count Kartholi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 233.1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kartholi

Kartholi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kartholi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kartholi from other places

Kartholi lies about 18 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 4.8 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 Kartholi
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 4.8 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 18 km

Villages closest to Kartholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kartholi village had a population of 5,031. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Kartholi village has 2,656 males and 2,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kartholi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kartholi is 181145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kartholi covers 233.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kartholi falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kartholi is Bari Brahman, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kartholi.

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

Kartholi is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Bari Brahman is about 4.8 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 11 km away. Samba 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 Kard (under 2 km), Birpur (under 2 km) and Barri (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All