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About Randah Village

Randah is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 158 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Randah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Randah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 31.6 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 158
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Randah compares

By the 2011 count Randah is the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 31.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Randah

Randah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Randah as Available within 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 Randah from other places

Randah lies about 21 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 Randah
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 8.5 km
District headquarters Doda 21 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 56 km

Villages closest to Randah

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 Randah

As per the Census of India 2011, Randah village had a population of 320. That makes it the 69th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Randah village has 158 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Randah has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Randah is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Randah covers 31.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Randah is about 21 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Randah is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 8.5 km away. Doda is about 21 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 Lanchan (2.2 km), Chenchora (3.0 km) and Jalga (3.1 km).

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

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