About Bhaddu Village

Bhaddu is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,555, made up of 2,440 males and 2,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaddu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaddu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	1246 hectares
Population	4,555
Male Population	2,440
Female Population	2,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
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 Bhaddu compares

By the 2011 count Bhaddu is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1246 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Bhaddu

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

Bhaddu lies about 23 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 Bhaddu
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	18 km
District headquarters	Kathua	23 km

Villages closest to Bhaddu

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.

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Common questions about Bhaddu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaddu village had a population of 4,555. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Bhaddu village has 2,440 males and 2,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaddu 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 Bhaddu is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaddu covers 1246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhaddu 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhaddu.

Bhaddu is about 23 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaddu is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 8.2 km away. Budhi is about 18 km away. Kathua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.