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About Bathon Village

Bathon is a mid sized village in Pampore tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 442 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bathon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bathon village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Pampore
Pincode 191103
Area (hectares) 551.1 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 442
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Bathon compares

By the 2011 count Bathon is the 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents. Its 551.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bathon

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

Bathon lies about 23 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 14 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 Bathon
Tehsil headquarters Pampore 11 km
Nearest town Pāmpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 14 km
District headquarters Pulwama 23 km

Villages closest to Bathon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pampore 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 Bathon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bathon village had a population of 862. That makes it the 16th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents.

Bathon village has 442 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bathon has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bathon is 191103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bathon covers 551.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bathon falls under Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bathon is Pampur, about 14 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 Bathon.

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

Bathon is in Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district. Pampore is about 11 km away. Pāmpur is about 11 km away. Pampur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sata Pokhran (under 2 km), Nagander (1.8 km) and Shar I Shali (5.0 km).

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

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