About Pakhwara Village

Pakhwara is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 178 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.7 hectares hectares.

Pakhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakhwara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Rafiabad
Area (hectares)	24.7 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	178
Female Population	176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakhwara compares

By the 2011 count Pakhwara is the 53rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 24.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Pakhwara

Pakhwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pakhwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pakhwara from other places

Pakhwara lies about 36 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 27 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 Pakhwara
Nearest town	Bandipura	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiabad	29 km
District headquarters	Baramula	36 km

Villages closest to Pakhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakhwara village had a population of 354. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Pakhwara village has 178 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakhwara has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Pakhwara covers 24.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pakhwara falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pakhwara is Sopur, about 27 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 village for Pakhwara.

Pakhwara is about 36 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakhwara is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Bandipura is about 15 km away. Sopur is about 27 km away. Rafiabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.