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About Bachhra Village

Bachhra is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 112 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182201
Area (hectares) 63.5 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 112
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhra compares

By the 2011 count Bachhra is the 75th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 63.5 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bachhra

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

Bachhra lies about 23 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 22 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 Bachhra
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 20 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 22 km
District headquarters Doda 23 km

Villages closest to Bachhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhra village had a population of 205. That makes it the 75th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Bachhra village has 112 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhra has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bachhra is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhra covers 63.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhra falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bachhra is Udhampur, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Bachhra.

Bachhra is about 23 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhra is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Thathri is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 22 km away. Doda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kencha (5.5 km), Mahri (6.2 km) and Shahrote (9.8 km).

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

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