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About Sadhu Village

Sadhu is a mid sized village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 299 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184121
Area (hectares) 269.9 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 299
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sadhu compares

By the 2011 count Sadhu is the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 269.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sadhu

Sadhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sadhu 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Redwan Kalan, Redwan Khurd, Remluh Rasorian and Ret. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sadhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhu village had a population of 583. That makes it the 151st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Sadhu village has 299 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhu has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sadhu is 184121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadhu covers 269.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadhu falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sadhu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sadhu.

Sadhu is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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