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About Barshala Village

Barshala 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 1,403, made up of 708 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barshala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barshala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 928.4 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 708
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barshala compares

By the 2011 count Barshala is the 8th 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 928.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Barshala

Barshala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barshala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barshala from other places

Barshala lies about 21 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 63 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 Barshala
Nearest town Kishtwār 18 km
District headquarters Doda 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 24 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 63 km

Villages closest to Barshala

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 Barshala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barshala village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 8th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Barshala village has 708 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barshala has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Barshala covers 928.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barshala is Udhampur, about 63 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barshala.

Barshala 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.

Barshala is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 18 km away. Doda is about 21 km away. Thathri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanejo (2.7 km), Chuteri (3.1 km) and Renkha (3.5 km).

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

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