About Bachhal Village

Bachhal is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 509 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bachhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bachhal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Chenani
Pincode	182141
Area (hectares)	166.7 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	509
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bachhal compares

By the 2011 count Bachhal is the 25th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 166.7 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 925.

Getting to Bachhal

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

Bachhal lies about 6.2 km from Chenani, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 22 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 Bachhal
Tehsil headquarters	Chenani	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	22 km
Nearest town	Doda	23 km

Villages closest to Bachhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bachhal village had a population of 983. That makes it the 25th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Bachhal village has 509 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bachhal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bachhal is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bachhal covers 166.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bachhal falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bachhal is Udhampur, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bachhal.

Bachhal is about 6.2 km from Chenani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bachhal is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 6.2 km away. Udhampur is about 22 km away. Doda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.