About Rathsun Village

Rathsun is one of the larger villages in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,907, made up of 3,191 males and 2,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathsun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathsun village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Beerwah
Pincode	193411
Area (hectares)	444.3 hectares
Population	5,907
Male Population	3,191
Female Population	2,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rathsun compares

By the 2011 count Rathsun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 444.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Rathsun

Rathsun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rathsun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rathsun from other places

Rathsun lies about 13 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 6.4 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 Rathsun
Tehsil headquarters	Beerwah	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	6.4 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	10 km
District headquarters	Badgam	13 km

Villages closest to Rathsun

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.

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Common questions about Rathsun

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathsun village had a population of 5,907. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Rathsun village has 3,191 males and 2,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathsun has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Rathsun covers 444.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rathsun is Mazhom, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rathsun.

Rathsun is about 13 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathsun is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 5.0 km away. Mazhom is about 6.4 km away. Soyībug is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.