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About Bhata Dhurian Village

Bhata Dhurian is a large village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,987, made up of 1,562 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhata Dhurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhata Dhurian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 581 hectares
Population 2,987
Male Population 1,562
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhata Dhurian compares

By the 2011 count Bhata Dhurian is the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bhata Dhurian

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

Bhata Dhurian lies about 26 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 65 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 Bhata Dhurian
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 12 km
Nearest town Rajaori 24 km
District headquarters Punch 26 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 65 km

Villages closest to Bhata Dhurian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mendhar 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 Bhata Dhurian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhata Dhurian village had a population of 2,987. That makes it the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Bhata Dhurian village has 1,562 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhata Dhurian has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhata Dhurian is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhata Dhurian covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhata Dhurian falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhata Dhurian is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 65 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 Bhata Dhurian.

Bhata Dhurian is about 26 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhata Dhurian is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 12 km away. Rajaori is about 24 km away. Punch is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalar Mohra (1.7 km), Sangiot (2.5 km) and Ari (4.0 km).

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

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