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About Bhathan Village

Bhathan is a mid sized village in Ramban tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 459 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 955.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhathan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Ramban
Pincode 182144
Area (hectares) 955.1 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 459
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhathan compares

By the 2011 count Bhathan is the 68th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents. Its 955.1 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bhathan

Bhathan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhathan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhathan from other places

Bhathan lies about 4.5 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 15 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 Bhathan
Tehsil headquarters Ramban 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 15 km
Nearest town Doda 29 km

Villages closest to Bhathan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhathan village had a population of 906. That makes it the 68th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents.

Bhathan village has 459 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhathan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bhathan is 182144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhathan covers 955.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhathan falls under Ramban tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhathan is Sumber, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhathan.

Bhathan is about 4.5 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhathan is in Ramban tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 4.5 km away. Sumber is about 15 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sancha (3.3 km), Kanthi (3.9 km) and Banera Jagir (4.3 km).

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

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