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About Bharhi Village

Bharhi is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 159 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharhi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 44.9 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 159
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharhi compares

By the 2011 count Bharhi is the 74th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 44.9 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bharhi

Bharhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bharhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bharhi from other places

Bharhi lies about 40 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 74 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 Bharhi
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 21 km
Nearest town Kishtwār 38 km
District headquarters Doda 40 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 74 km

Villages closest to Bharhi

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 Bharhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharhi village had a population of 304. That makes it the 74th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Bharhi village has 159 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharhi has about 912 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 Bharhi is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharhi covers 44.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharhi is Udhampur, about 74 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 - 10 km distance for Bharhi.

Bharhi is about 40 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharhi is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 21 km away. Kishtwār is about 38 km away. Doda is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanga (1.8 km), Kansar (11 km) and Mehrada (12 km).

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

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