About Bhela Village

Bhela is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,657, made up of 821 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhela village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182201
Area (hectares)	503.8 hectares
Population	1,657
Male Population	821
Female Population	836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhela compares

By the 2011 count Bhela is the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 503.8 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bhela

Bhela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhela as Available within 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 Bhela from other places

Bhela lies about 12 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 53 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 Bhela
District headquarters	Doda	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	14 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	53 km

Villages closest to Bhela

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.

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Common questions about Bhela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhela village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 7th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Bhela village has 821 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhela has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Bhela covers 503.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhela is Udhampur, about 53 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 10+ km distance for Bhela.

Bhela is about 12 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhela is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 12 km away. Thathri is about 14 km away. Udhampur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.