About Sarthal Village

Sarthal is a small village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 72 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6092 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarthal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	182204
Area (hectares)	6092 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	72
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarthal compares

By the 2011 count Sarthal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 6092 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Sarthal

Sarthal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarthal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sarthal from other places

Sarthal lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Sarthal
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	20 km
Nearest town	Chamba	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	22 km
District headquarters	Kathua	40 km

Villages closest to Sarthal

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

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Common questions about Sarthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarthal village had a population of 137. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Sarthal village has 72 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarthal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Sarthal is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarthal covers 6092 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarthal falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sarthal is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Sarthal.

Sarthal is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarthal is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Bani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.