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About Bain Lehar Village

Bain Lehar is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 35 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bain Lehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bain Lehar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 35
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
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 Bain Lehar compares

By the 2011 count Bain Lehar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bain Lehar

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

Bain Lehar lies about 8.3 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 1.7 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 Bain Lehar
Nearest railway station Bajalta 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 8.3 km
District headquarters Jammu 8.3 km

Villages closest to Bain Lehar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akhnoor 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 Bain Lehar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bain Lehar village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bain Lehar village has 35 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bain Lehar has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bain Lehar is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bain Lehar covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bain Lehar falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bain Lehar is Bajalta, about 1.7 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 Bain Lehar.

Bain Lehar is about 8.3 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bain Lehar is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 1.7 km away. Akhnoor is about 8.3 km away. Jammu is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nara (2.7 km), Batal (3.3 km) and Jothal (4.3 km).

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

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