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About Bhajnoa Village

Bhajnoa is a mid sized village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 596 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajnoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajnoa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 702.6 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 596
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhajnoa compares

By the 2011 count Bhajnoa is the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 702.6 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 926.

Getting to Bhajnoa

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

Bhajnoa lies about 34 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 69 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 Bhajnoa
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 4.5 km
Nearest town Rajaori 29 km
District headquarters Rajouri 34 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 69 km

Villages closest to Bhajnoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajnoa village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bhajnoa village has 596 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajnoa has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Bhajnoa is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajnoa covers 702.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhajnoa falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhajnoa is Dugga, about 69 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 Bhajnoa.

Bhajnoa is about 34 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajnoa is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 4.5 km away. Rajaori is about 29 km away. Rajouri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Man Pur (under 2 km), Potha (2.1 km) and Nunial (2.2 km).

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

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