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About Bhardah Kalan Village

Bhardah Kalan 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 1,737, made up of 880 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhardah Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhardah Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 392.6 hectares
Population 1,737
Male Population 880
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Bhardah Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhardah Kalan is the 37th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 392.6 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhardah Kalan

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

Bhardah Kalan lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Sangar, about 10 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 Bhardah Kalan
Nearest railway station Sangar 10 km
Nearest town Udhampur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 20 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Bhardah Kalan

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 Bhardah Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhardah Kalan village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 37th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bhardah Kalan village has 880 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhardah Kalan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhardah Kalan is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhardah Kalan covers 392.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhardah Kalan falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhardah Kalan is Sangar, about 10 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 Bhardah Kalan.

Bhardah Kalan is about 20 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhardah Kalan is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Sangar is about 10 km away. Udhampur is about 15 km away. Akhnoor is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhardah Khurd (under 2 km), Barola (3.6 km) and Mandrian (4.4 km).

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

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