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About Kharwa Village

Kharwa is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 173 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharwa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182161
Area (hectares) 98.7 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 173
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharwa compares

By the 2011 count Kharwa is the 35th 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 98.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kharwa

Kharwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharwa as Available within <5 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 Kharwa from other places

Kharwa lies about 6.4 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 20 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 Kharwa
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 20 km

Villages closest to Kharwa

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 Kharwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharwa village had a population of 354. That makes it the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kharwa village has 173 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharwa has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kharwa is 182161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharwa covers 98.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharwa is Udhampur, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kharwa.

Kharwa is about 6.4 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharwa is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 6.4 km away. Udhampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharian Kalan (1.7 km), Bain (2.2 km) and Sudh Mahadev (2.3 km).

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

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