Khour Deonian


Khour Deonia is a town, near the city of Jammu in Jammu district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is named after a Rajput clan Deonia who are settled here for many decades.

Geography

Khour Deonia is located at. It has an average elevation of 279 metres.

Demographics

India census, Khour Deonia had a population of 2,480 with 547 households. Males constitute 53.5% of the population and females 46.5%. Khour Deonia has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 56.3%, and female literacy is 43.7%. In Khour Deonia, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Majority of the residents are Hindu Rajput with Manhas being the largest clan, and there is also a prominent population of Sikhs.