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About Bainsta Village

Bainsta is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 541 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bainsta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bainsta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182126
Area (hectares) 822.7 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 541
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bainsta compares

By the 2011 count Bainsta is the 70th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 822.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bainsta

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

Bainsta lies about 24 km from Ramnagar, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 19 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 Bainsta
Nearest railway station Udhampur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 24 km

Villages closest to Bainsta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bainsta village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 70th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Bainsta village has 541 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bainsta has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bainsta is 182126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bainsta covers 822.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bainsta falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bainsta is Udhampur, about 19 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 Bainsta.

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

Bainsta is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Udhampur is about 19 km away. Ramnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palarn (11 km), Nagrotta Ghordi (12 km) and Jakhad (21 km).

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

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