About Bhoond Village

Bhoond 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 1,403, made up of 732 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoond village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	608 hectares
Population	1,403
Male Population	732
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
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 Bhoond compares

By the 2011 count Bhoond is the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 608 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Bhoond

Bhoond is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhoond 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 Bhoond from other places

Bhoond lies about 12 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 34 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 Bhoond
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	12 km
Nearest town	Chamba	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	34 km

Villages closest to Bhoond

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 Bhoond

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoond village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 24th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Bhoond village has 732 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoond has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Bhoond is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhoond covers 608 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhoond is Kathua, about 34 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 Bhoond.

Bhoond is about 12 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoond is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 30 km away. Kathua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.