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About Barmal Village

Barmal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 104 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 104
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barmal compares

By the 2011 count Barmal is the 159th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Barmal

The census records public bus service for Barmal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barmal from other places

Barmal lies about 17 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 17 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 Barmal
District headquarters Kathua 17 km
Nearest railway station Parmanand 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 21 km

Villages closest to Barmal

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 Barmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmal village had a population of 199. That makes it the 159th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Barmal village has 104 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmal has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Barmal is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barmal covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Barmal is Parmanand, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barmal.

Barmal is about 17 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Kathua is about 17 km away. Parmanand is about 17 km away. Hiranagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthi Hardu (2.8 km), Pahar Pur (6.1 km) and Said (6.4 km).

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

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