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About Bhroti Village

Bhroti is a mid sized village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 414 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhroti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185111
Area (hectares) 601 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 414
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhroti compares

By the 2011 count Bhroti is the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 601 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1014.

Getting to Bhroti

Bhroti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhroti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhroti from other places

Bhroti lies about 38 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 66 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 Bhroti
Nearest town Rajaori 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 22 km
District headquarters Punch 38 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 66 km

Villages closest to Bhroti

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 Bhroti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhroti village had a population of 892. That makes it the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Bhroti village has 414 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhroti has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhroti is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhroti covers 601 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhroti is Dugga, about 66 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhroti.

Bhroti is about 38 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhroti is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Mendhar is about 22 km away. Punch is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Ban (7.1 km), Sangiot (9.2 km) and Dhargloon (11 km).

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

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