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About Bhargi Village

Bhargi is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 885 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhargi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhargi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 300.3 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 885
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Bhargi compares

By the 2011 count Bhargi is the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 300.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bhargi

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

Bhargi lies about 35 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 70 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 Bhargi
Nearest town Kishtwār 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 35 km
District headquarters Doda 35 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 70 km

Villages closest to Bhargi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gandoh 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 Bhargi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhargi village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bhargi village has 885 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhargi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bhargi is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhargi covers 300.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhargi falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhargi is Udhampur, about 70 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 Bhargi.

Bhargi is about 35 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhargi is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 33 km away. Gandoh is about 35 km away. Doda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghil (1.8 km), Rela (1.9 km) and Dhadkahi (2.6 km).

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

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