About Bakhrak Village

Bakhrak is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 363 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhrak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184148
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	363
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bakhrak compares

By the 2011 count Bakhrak is the 66th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bakhrak

Bakhrak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhrak 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Allu Chak, Amala, Arjan Chak and Bailiyan. 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 Bakhrak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhrak village had a population of 672. That makes it the 66th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bakhrak village has 363 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhrak has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bakhrak is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhrak covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhrak falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Bakhrak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhrak.

Bakhrak is in Hiranagar 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.