About Bhalara Village

Bhalara 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 708, made up of 373 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182201
Area (hectares)	161.9 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	373
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Bhalara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalara is the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 161.9 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Bhalara

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

Bhalara lies about 19 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 52 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 Bhalara
District headquarters	Doda	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	20 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	52 km

Villages closest to Bhalara

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 Bhalara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalara village had a population of 708. That makes it the 28th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Bhalara village has 373 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalara has about 898 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 Bhalara is 182201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalara covers 161.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalara is Udhampur, about 52 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 Bhalara.

Bhalara is about 19 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalara is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 19 km away. Thathri is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.