About Bhalra Village

Bhalra 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 551, made up of 285 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalra village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	125.1 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	285
Female Population	266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalra compares

By the 2011 count Bhalra is the 35th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 125.1 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bhalra

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

Bhalra 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 Bhalra
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	5.6 km
District headquarters	Doda	19 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	52 km

Villages closest to Bhalra

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 Bhalra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalra village had a population of 551. That makes it the 35th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bhalra village has 285 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalra has about 933 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 Bhalra is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalra covers 125.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalra 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhalra.

Bhalra 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.

Bhalra 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.