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About Bhara Village

Bhara is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 234 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 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.

Bhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 90.7 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 234
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhara compares

By the 2011 count Bhara is the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 90.7 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Bhara

Bhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhara from other places

Bhara lies about 13 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 46 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 Bhara
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 12 km
District headquarters Doda 13 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 46 km

Villages closest to Bhara

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 Bhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhara village had a population of 466. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bhara village has 234 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhara has about 991 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 Bhara is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhara covers 90.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhara is Udhampur, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Bhara.

Bhara is about 13 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhara is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 12 km away. Doda is about 13 km away. Udhampur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malothi (under 2 km), Danda (under 2 km) and Duga (2.1 km).

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

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