About Brachhar Village

Brachhar is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 641 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brachhar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185102
Area (hectares)	232 hectares
Population	1,266
Male Population	641
Female Population	625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Brachhar compares

By the 2011 count Brachhar is the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Brachhar

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

Brachhar lies about 17 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 44 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 Brachhar
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	5.2 km
District headquarters	Punch	17 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	17 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	44 km

Villages closest to Brachhar

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

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Common questions about Brachhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Brachhar village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Brachhar village has 641 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brachhar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Brachhar is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brachhar covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Brachhar falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Brachhar is Baramula, about 44 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 Brachhar.

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

Brachhar is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 5.2 km away. Punch is about 17 km away. Pūnch is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.