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About Bargal Khurd Village

Bargal Khurd is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 137 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 715 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargal Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 46.1 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 137
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 715
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargal Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bargal Khurd is the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 46.1 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 947.

Getting to Bargal Khurd

Bargal Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bargal Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bargal Khurd from other places

Bargal Khurd lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 6.5 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 Bargal Khurd
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 6.5 km
Nearest town Sāmba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Bargal Khurd

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 Bargal Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargal Khurd village had a population of 235. That makes it the 184th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bargal Khurd village has 137 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargal Khurd has about 715 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 Bargal Khurd is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargal Khurd covers 46.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bargal Khurd falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bargal Khurd is Vijaypur Jammu, about 6.5 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 village for Bargal Khurd.

Bargal Khurd is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargal Khurd is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 6.5 km away. Sāmba is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajwal (2.5 km), Rathan Pur (3.4 km) and Manani (4.4 km).

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

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