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About Kohsar Village

Kohsar is a large village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,015, made up of 1,071 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohsar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 516.8 hectares
Population 2,015
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kohsar compares

By the 2011 count Kohsar is the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 516.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Kohsar

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

Kohsar lies about 22 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 36 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 Kohsar
Nearest town Doda 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 22 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Kohsar

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 Kohsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohsar village had a population of 2,015. That makes it the 11th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Kohsar village has 1,071 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohsar has about 881 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 Kohsar is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohsar covers 516.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohsar is Udhampur, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kohsar.

Kohsar is about 22 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohsar is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Doda is about 14 km away. Chenani is about 22 km away. Udhampur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulasar (under 2 km), Sarahd Kirpalt (under 2 km) and Marothi (6.9 km).

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

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