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About Bhugtharian Village

Bhugtharian 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 1,817, made up of 921 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhugtharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhugtharian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182124
Area (hectares) 475.1 hectares
Population 1,817
Male Population 921
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhugtharian compares

By the 2011 count Bhugtharian is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 475.1 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bhugtharian

Bhugtharian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhugtharian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhugtharian from other places

Bhugtharian lies about 41 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 35 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 Bhugtharian
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 21 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 35 km
District headquarters Udhampur 41 km

Villages closest to Bhugtharian

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 Bhugtharian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhugtharian village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Bhugtharian village has 921 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhugtharian has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bhugtharian is 182124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhugtharian covers 475.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhugtharian is Budhi, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhugtharian.

Bhugtharian is about 41 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhugtharian is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 21 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Udhampur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herterian (under 2 km), Punj Garian (under 2 km) and Resian (under 2 km).

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

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