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About Bhati Mehru Village

Bhati Mehru is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 68 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhati Mehru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhati Mehru village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 68
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhati Mehru compares

By the 2011 count Bhati Mehru is the 165th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bhati Mehru

Bhati Mehru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhati Mehru 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 Bhati Mehru from other places

Bhati Mehru lies about 29 km from Hiranagar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 4.0 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 Bhati Mehru
Nearest railway station Kathua 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 29 km

Villages closest to Bhati Mehru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Bhati Mehru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhati Mehru village had a population of 142. That makes it the 165th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhati Mehru village has 68 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhati Mehru has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Bhati Mehru covers 124 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhati Mehru is Kathua, about 4.0 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 Bhati Mehru.

Bhati Mehru is about 29 km from Hiranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhati Mehru is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 4.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatiari Brahmana (under 2 km), Dolka (under 2 km) and Chak Dhota (2.3 km).

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

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