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About Barmandal Village

Barmandal is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 361 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barmandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmandal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 331.4 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 361
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barmandal compares

By the 2011 count Barmandal is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 331.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Barmandal

Barmandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barmandal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Barmandal from other places

Barmandal lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 49 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 Barmandal
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 4.1 km
District headquarters Rajouri 14 km
Nearest town Rajaori 17 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 49 km

Villages closest to Barmandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmandal village had a population of 694. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Barmandal village has 361 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmandal has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Barmandal is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barmandal covers 331.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barmandal falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barmandal is Dugga, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barmandal.

Barmandal is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmandal is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 4.1 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jata Mahlian (under 2 km), Som (2.2 km) and Dali (3.3 km).

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

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