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About Bhalwal Brahmana Village

Bhalwal Brahmana is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,133, made up of 1,057 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalwal Brahmana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwal Brahmana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 668.6 hectares
Population 2,133
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalwal Brahmana compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwal Brahmana is the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 668.6 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhalwal Brahmana

Bhalwal Brahmana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhalwal Brahmana 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 Bhalwal Brahmana from other places

Bhalwal Brahmana lies about 28 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 Bhalwal Brahmana
Nearest town Akhnūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 28 km
District headquarters Jammu 28 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 31 km

Villages closest to Bhalwal Brahmana

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 Bhalwal Brahmana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwal Brahmana village had a population of 2,133. That makes it the 17th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bhalwal Brahmana village has 1,057 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwal Brahmana has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhalwal Brahmana is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalwal Brahmana covers 668.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalwal Brahmana falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwal Brahmana is Jammu Tawi, about 31 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 Bhalwal Brahmana.

Bhalwal Brahmana is about 28 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwal Brahmana is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 11 km away. Akhnoor is about 28 km away. Jammu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahjar (under 2 km), Jad (1.6 km) and Nad (3.8 km).

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

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