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About Kahri Village

Kahri is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 116 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 91.9 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 116
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahri compares

By the 2011 count Kahri is the 41st 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 91.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 925.

Getting to Kahri

Kahri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kahri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kahri from other places

Kahri lies about 29 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Sangaldan, about 16 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 Kahri
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 16 km
Nearest railway station Sangaldan 16 km
Nearest town Doda 29 km
District headquarters Udhampur 29 km

Villages closest to Kahri

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 Kahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahri village had a population of 222. That makes it the 41st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kahri village has 116 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahri has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kahri is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahri covers 91.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kahri is Sangaldan, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Kahri.

Kahri is about 29 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahri is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 16 km away. Sangaldan is about 16 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanget (5.6 km), Dhar Shiv Garh (8.7 km) and Incha (9.4 km).

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

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