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About Incha Village

Incha is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 175 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Incha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Incha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182142
Area (hectares) 64.4 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 175
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
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 Incha compares

By the 2011 count Incha is the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 64.4 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 925.

Getting to Incha

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

Incha lies about 38 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 12 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 Incha
Nearest railway station Sumber 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 25 km
Nearest town Doda 31 km
District headquarters Udhampur 38 km

Villages closest to Incha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Incha village had a population of 308. That makes it the 36th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Incha village has 175 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Incha has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Incha is 182142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Incha covers 64.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Incha falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Incha is Sumber, about 12 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 Incha.

Incha is about 38 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Incha is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Sumber is about 12 km away. Chenani is about 25 km away. Doda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Shiv Garh (8.8 km), Mutlea (9.2 km) and Kahri (9.4 km).

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

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