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About Sownather Village

Sownather is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,845, made up of 1,992 males and 1,853 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sownather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sownather village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1291 hectares
Population 3,845
Male Population 1,992
Female Population 1,853
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sownather compares

By the 2011 count Sownather is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1291 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 922.

Getting to Sownather

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

Sownather lies about 42 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 13 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 Sownather
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 13 km
Nearest town Sāmba 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 24 km
District headquarters Udhampur 42 km

Villages closest to Sownather

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.

Common questions about Sownather

As per the Census of India 2011, Sownather village had a population of 3,845. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Sownather village has 1,992 males and 1,853 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sownather has about 930 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 Sownather is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sownather covers 1291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sownather is Chak Dayala, about 13 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 Sownather.

Sownather is about 42 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sownather is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Chak Dayala is about 13 km away. Sāmba is about 22 km away. Ramnagar is about 24 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 Suej (3.0 km), Sarsu (6.5 km) and Blotha Uppralla (6.7 km).

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

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