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About Pachound Village

Pachound is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,352, made up of 1,767 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2827.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachound Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachound village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182128
Area (hectares) 2827.2 hectares
Population 3,352
Male Population 1,767
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachound compares

By the 2011 count Pachound is the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 2827.2 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, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pachound

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

Pachound lies about 32 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar (J&K), about 30 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 Pachound
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar (J&K) 30 km
District headquarters Udhampur 32 km

Villages closest to Pachound

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 Pachound

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachound village had a population of 3,352. That makes it the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Pachound village has 1,767 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachound has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Pachound is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachound covers 2827.2 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Pachound is Ramnagar (J&K), about 30 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 Pachound.

Pachound is about 32 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachound is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 16 km away. Ramnagar (J&K) is about 30 km away. Udhampur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhad (3.3 km), Dudu (4.2 km) and Resali Thakrai (5.1 km).

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

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