About Puthwar Village

Puthwar is a large village in Majalta tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,163 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1590.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthwar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Majalta
Pincode	184205
Area (hectares)	1590.8 hectares
Population	2,269
Male Population	1,163
Female Population	1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Puthwar compares

By the 2011 count Puthwar is the 5th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 1590.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 885.

Getting to Puthwar

Puthwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puthwar 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 Puthwar from other places

Puthwar lies about 22 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 16 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 Puthwar
Nearest railway station	Basindahar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majalta	22 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	22 km

Villages closest to Puthwar

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 Puthwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthwar village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 5th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Puthwar village has 1,163 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthwar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

The pincode recorded for Puthwar is 184205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthwar covers 1590.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthwar is Basindahar, about 16 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 Puthwar.

Puthwar is about 22 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthwar is in Majalta tehsil of Udhampur district. Basindahar is about 16 km away. Majalta is about 22 km away. Udhampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.