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About Gari Bishna Village

Gari Bishna 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 548, made up of 263 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gari Bishna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gari Bishna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 21.5 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 263
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gari Bishna compares

By the 2011 count Gari Bishna is the 136th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 21.5 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gari Bishna

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

Gari Bishna lies about 29 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Gari Bishna
Nearest town Akhnūr 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 29 km
District headquarters Jammu 29 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 32 km

Villages closest to Gari Bishna

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 Gari Bishna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gari Bishna village had a population of 548. That makes it the 136th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Gari Bishna village has 263 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gari Bishna has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gari Bishna is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gari Bishna covers 21.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gari Bishna falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gari Bishna is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Gari Bishna.

Gari Bishna is about 29 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gari Bishna is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 17 km away. Akhnoor is about 29 km away. Jammu is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gour Bajorian (under 2 km), Badhan (under 2 km) and Dadora (under 2 km).

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

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