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About Bhasti Village

Bhasti is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 80 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhasti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 46.9 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 80
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhasti compares

By the 2011 count Bhasti is the 102nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 46.9 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bhasti

Bhasti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhasti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhasti from other places

Bhasti lies about 29 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 53 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 Bhasti
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 5.3 km
District headquarters Doda 29 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 53 km

Villages closest to Bhasti

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 Bhasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhasti village had a population of 158. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bhasti village has 80 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhasti has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Bhasti is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhasti covers 46.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhasti is Udhampur, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhasti.

Bhasti is about 29 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhasti is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.3 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Udhampur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalthi (1.6 km), Bheja (3.6 km) and Hadal (3.8 km).

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

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