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About Barotta Village

Barotta is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,147, made up of 1,150 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barotta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barotta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 673 hectares
Population 2,147
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barotta compares

By the 2011 count Barotta is the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 673 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Barotta

Barotta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barotta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barotta from other places

Barotta lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 18 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 Barotta
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 12 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 18 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Barotta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barotta village had a population of 2,147. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Barotta village has 1,150 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotta has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Barotta is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barotta covers 673 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barotta falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barotta is Budhi, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barotta.

Barotta is about 26 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barotta is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Budhi is about 18 km away. Kathua is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aglidhar (1.6 km), Darung (2.8 km) and Siyalna (3.1 km).

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

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