About Bhajwal Village

Bhajwal is one of the larger villages in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,101, made up of 3,611 males and 3,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3036.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajwal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Sunderbani
Pincode	185153
Area (hectares)	3036.4 hectares
Population	7,101
Male Population	3,611
Female Population	3,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhajwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhajwal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 3036.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bhajwal

Bhajwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhajwal as Available within 5 - 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 Bhajwal from other places

Bhajwal lies about 71 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 30 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 Bhajwal
Nearest town	Raipur Domana	21 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sunderbani	34 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	71 km

Villages closest to Bhajwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajwal village had a population of 7,101. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Bhajwal village has 3,611 males and 3,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajwal has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bhajwal is 185153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajwal covers 3036.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhajwal falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhajwal is Jammu Tawi, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhajwal.

Bhajwal is about 71 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajwal is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Raipur Domana is about 21 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 30 km away. Sunderbani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.