About Pelather Village

Pelather is a mid sized village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 485 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pelather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelather village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	182117
Area (hectares)	262.2 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	485
Female Population	427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pelather compares

By the 2011 count Pelather is the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 262.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Pelather

Pelather is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pelather 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pelather from other places

Pelather lies about 24 km from Majalta, 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 Pelather
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	22 km
Nearest town	Doda	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	24 km

Villages closest to Pelather

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelather village had a population of 912. That makes it the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Pelather village has 485 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelather has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Pelather is 182117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pelather covers 262.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pelather falls under Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pelather is Udhampur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pelather.

Pelather is about 24 km from Majalta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pelather is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Udhampur is about 22 km away. Doda is about 23 km away. Majalta is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.