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About Barta Village

Barta is a mid sized village in Udhampur tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 781 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Udhampur
Pincode 182124
Area (hectares) 292.6 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 781
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barta compares

By the 2011 count Barta is the 41st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 292.6 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Barta

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

Barta lies about 34 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar (J&K), about 31 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 Barta
Nearest railway station Ramnagar (J&K) 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhampur 34 km

Villages closest to Barta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barta village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 41st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Barta village has 781 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barta has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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

Barta covers 292.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barta falls under Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Barta is Ramnagar (J&K), about 31 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 10+ km distance for Barta.

Barta is about 34 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barta is in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar (J&K) is about 31 km away. Udhampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barian (8.3 km), Baririan (8.3 km) and Gandala (17 km).

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

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