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About Paharthan Village

Paharthan is a mid sized village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 341 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharthan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 116.15 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 341
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharthan compares

By the 2011 count Paharthan is the 68th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 116.15 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Paharthan

Paharthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paharthan as Available within 10+ 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 Paharthan from other places

Paharthan lies about 7.9 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Paharthan
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 4.9 km
District headquarters Badgam 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 9.1 km
Nearest town Soyībug 11 km

Villages closest to Paharthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharthan village had a population of 671. That makes it the 68th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Paharthan village has 341 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharthan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Paharthan is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharthan covers 116.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharthan falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Paharthan is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Paharthan.

Paharthan is about 7.9 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharthan is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 4.9 km away. Badgam is about 7.9 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Paharthan (under 2 km), Chak Danas (under 2 km) and Danash (under 2 km).

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

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