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About Barhon Village

Barhon is a mid sized village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 270 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhon village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 270
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhon compares

By the 2011 count Barhon is the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Barhon

Barhon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barhon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barhon from other places

Barhon lies about 19 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 63 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 Barhon
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 1.5 km
District headquarters Rajouri 19 km
Nearest town Rajaori 20 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 63 km

Villages closest to Barhon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhon village had a population of 535. That makes it the 27th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Barhon village has 270 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Barhon is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhon covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhon falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barhon is Badgam station, about 63 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barhon.

Barhon is about 19 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhon is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 1.5 km away. Rajouri is about 19 km away. Rajaori is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alal (under 2 km), Naili (under 2 km) and Karyot (under 2 km).

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

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