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About Berru Village

Berru is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 555 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berru village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 150.1 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 555
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berru compares

By the 2011 count Berru is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 150.1 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Berru

Berru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berru from other places

Berru lies about 8.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 45 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 Berru
District headquarters Doda 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 16 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 45 km

Villages closest to Berru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berru village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Berru village has 555 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berru has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Berru is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berru covers 150.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Berru falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Berru is Udhampur, about 45 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 village for Berru.

Berru is about 8.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berru is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 8.3 km away. Bhaderwah is about 16 km away. Udhampur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra Bhati (under 2 km), Bhatei (under 2 km) and Sindra (under 2 km).

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

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