About Jophar Village

Jophar is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 1,028 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1994.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jophar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jophar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	182128
Area (hectares)	1994.7 hectares
Population	1,971
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jophar compares

By the 2011 count Jophar is the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1994.7 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jophar

Jophar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jophar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jophar from other places

Jophar lies about 45 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Jophar
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	34 km
Nearest town	Kathua	40 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	45 km

Villages closest to Jophar

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

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Common questions about Jophar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jophar village had a population of 1,971. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Jophar village has 1,028 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jophar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Jophar is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jophar covers 1994.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jophar falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jophar is Budhi, about 34 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 village for Jophar.

Jophar is about 45 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jophar is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 24 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.