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About Peth Saharan Village

Peth Saharan is a small village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 168 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peth Saharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peth Saharan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 37.2 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 168
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Peth Saharan compares

By the 2011 count Peth Saharan is the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 37.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Peth Saharan

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

Peth Saharan lies about 18 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 12 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 Peth Saharan
Tehsil headquarters Khag 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 12 km
Nearest town Soyībug 17 km
District headquarters Badgam 18 km

Villages closest to Peth Saharan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khag 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 Peth Saharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Peth Saharan village had a population of 376. That makes it the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Peth Saharan village has 168 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peth Saharan has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Peth Saharan covers 37.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peth Saharan falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Peth Saharan is Mazhom, about 12 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 Peth Saharan.

Peth Saharan is about 18 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peth Saharan is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 3.2 km away. Mazhom is about 12 km away. Soyībug is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasar Pora (under 2 km), Buna Sharan (under 2 km) and Hardu Surash (under 2 km).

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

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