About Bakhar Village

Bakhar is a large village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,170, made up of 1,123 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Sunderbani
Pincode	185152
Area (hectares)	597.7 hectares
Population	2,170
Male Population	1,123
Female Population	1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhar compares

By the 2011 count Bakhar is the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 597.7 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 940.

Getting to Bakhar

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

Bakhar lies about 32 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 50 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 Bakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Sunderbani	8.3 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	32 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	34 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	50 km

Villages closest to Bakhar

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 Bakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhar village had a population of 2,170. That makes it the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Bakhar village has 1,123 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bakhar is 185152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhar covers 597.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakhar is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 50 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 Bakhar.

Bakhar is about 32 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhar is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 8.3 km away. Rajouri is about 32 km away. Rajaori is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.