About Bhala Village

Bhala 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 771, made up of 410 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	90.7 hectares
Population	771
Male Population	410
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhala compares

By the 2011 count Bhala is the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 90.7 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bhala

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

Bhala lies about 19 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 52 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 Bhala
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	5.6 km
District headquarters	Doda	19 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	52 km

Villages closest to Bhala

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.

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Common questions about Bhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhala village had a population of 771. That makes it the 25th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bhala village has 410 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bhala is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhala covers 90.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhala is Udhampur, about 52 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 Bhala.

Bhala is about 19 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhala is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.6 km away. Doda is about 19 km away. Udhampur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.