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About Bheja Village

Bheja 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 953, made up of 475 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheja village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 175.2 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 475
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bheja compares

By the 2011 count Bheja is the 19th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 175.2 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bheja

Bheja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bheja as Available within <5 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 Bheja from other places

Bheja lies about 30 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 56 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 Bheja
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 5.7 km
District headquarters Doda 30 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 56 km

Villages closest to Bheja

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 Bheja

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheja village had a population of 953. That makes it the 19th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bheja village has 475 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheja has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Bheja covers 175.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bheja is Udhampur, about 56 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 village for Bheja.

Bheja is about 30 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bheja is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.7 km away. Doda is about 30 km away. Udhampur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadal (under 2 km), Thanala (2.1 km) and Bhasti (3.6 km).

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

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