About Bamhal Village

Bamhal is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,776, made up of 951 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	176.9 hectares
Population	1,776
Male Population	951
Female Population	825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhal compares

By the 2011 count Bamhal is the 36th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 176.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bamhal

Bamhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bamhal from other places

Bamhal lies about 21 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 Bamhal
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	11 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	21 km
District headquarters	Jammu	21 km

Villages closest to Bamhal

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.

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Common questions about Bamhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhal village had a population of 1,776. That makes it the 36th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bamhal village has 951 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhal has about 868 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 Bamhal is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhal covers 176.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamhal falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bamhal is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamhal.

Bamhal is about 21 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 11 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 17 km away. Akhnoor is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.