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About Sadrota Village

Sadrota is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,013, made up of 1,579 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2719 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadrota village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 2719 hectares
Population 3,013
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Sadrota compares

By the 2011 count Sadrota is the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2719 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Sadrota

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

Sadrota lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 35 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 Sadrota
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 15 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 35 km
District headquarters Kathua 41 km

Villages closest to Sadrota

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 Sadrota

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadrota village had a population of 3,013. That makes it the 12th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Sadrota village has 1,579 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadrota has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

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

Sadrota covers 2719 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sadrota is Budhi, about 35 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 Sadrota.

Sadrota is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadrota is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 15 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamlar (under 2 km), Harnotta (under 2 km) and Lakhari (under 2 km).

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

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