About Bera Village

Bera is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 436 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bera village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184202
Area (hectares)	592 hectares
Population	832
Male Population	436
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 Bera compares

By the 2011 count Bera is the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Bera

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

Bera lies about 13 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 16 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 Bera
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	16 km

Villages closest to Bera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bera village had a population of 832. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Bera village has 436 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bera has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Bera is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bera covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bera falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bera is Kathua, about 16 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 Bera.

Bera is about 13 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bera is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.