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About Pasgal Village

Pasgal is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 725 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pasgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pasgal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 156.8 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 725
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pasgal compares

By the 2011 count Pasgal is the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 156.8 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Pasgal

Pasgal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pasgal as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pasgal from other places

Pasgal lies about 20 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 Pasgal
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 12 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 17 km
District headquarters Jammu 20 km

Villages closest to Pasgal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Pasgal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pasgal village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 19th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Pasgal village has 725 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pasgal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pasgal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pasgal covers 156.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pasgal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pasgal is Bari Brahman, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pasgal.

Pasgal 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.

Pasgal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 6.2 km away. Bari Brahman is about 12 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morecha Pur (under 2 km), Pandiri Brahamana (under 2 km) and Chak Majra (under 2 km).

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

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