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About Barroh Village

Barroh 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 1,240, made up of 640 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barroh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 634.2 hectares
Population 1,240
Male Population 640
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barroh compares

By the 2011 count Barroh is the 59th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 634.2 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Barroh

Barroh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barroh 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandwal, Bardiyal, Bargal Kalan and Bargal Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Barroh

As per the Census of India 2011, Barroh village had a population of 1,240. That makes it the 59th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Barroh village has 640 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barroh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Barroh is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barroh covers 634.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barroh notes the nearest railway station 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 Barroh.

Barroh is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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