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About Bhardah Khurd Village

Bhardah Khurd 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 784, made up of 414 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhardah Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhardah Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 133.6 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 414
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhardah Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bhardah Khurd is the 98th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 133.6 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Bhardah Khurd

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

Bhardah Khurd 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 Khurd
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 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 Bhardah Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhardah Khurd village had a population of 784. That makes it the 98th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bhardah Khurd village has 414 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhardah Khurd has about 894 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 Bhardah Khurd is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhardah Khurd covers 133.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhardah Khurd 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhardah Khurd.

Bhardah Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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