About Plakh Village

Plakh is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,039, made up of 1,604 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1013 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Plakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Plakh village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	1013 hectares
Population	3,039
Male Population	1,604
Female Population	1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Plakh compares

By the 2011 count Plakh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1013 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Plakh

Plakh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Plakh 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. The nearest villages by name are Nagaali, Nawshehra, Pathi and Phikar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Plakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Plakh village had a population of 3,039. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Plakh village has 1,604 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Plakh has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

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

Plakh covers 1013 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Plakh notes the nearest railway station 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 Plakh.

Plakh is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.