Skip to main content

About Plasi Village

Plasi is a small village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 256 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Plasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Plasi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 256
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Plasi compares

By the 2011 count Plasi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Plasi

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

How far is Plasi from other places

Plasi lies about 25 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 21 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 Plasi
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 21 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 25 km

Villages closest to Plasi

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.

Common questions about Plasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Plasi village had a population of 482. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Plasi village has 256 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Plasi has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

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

Plasi covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Plasi is Madhopur Punjab, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Plasi.

Plasi is about 25 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Plasi is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 7.1 km away. Madhopur Punjab is about 21 km away. Sujānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (1.9 km), Preta (2.2 km) and Kothi (3.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.