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Historic Sankri Devta Mela begins in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir
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- LGD code
- 5110
- Pincode
- 182126
- Post office
- Roan
- Population
- 1,005
- Households
- 179
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 858 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 612
Census 2011 · in context
How Bainsta compares
By population, Bainsta ranks #55 of 67 villages in Ramnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Bainsta
- 59.9%
- Ramnagar mandal
- 53.1%
- Udhampur district
- 58.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−67 vs mandal average
- Bainsta
- 858
- Ramnagar mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Bainsta
- 5.6
- Ramnagar mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bainsta at a glance
Bainsta is a village of 1,005 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Ramnagar tehsil, Udhampur district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 55th-largest of 67 villages in Ramnagar tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 182126, served by Roan post office; the LGD village code is 5110. The village votes in Ramnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sunil Bhardwaj. The population is estimated at 1,185 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bainsta
- LGD code
- 5110
- Pincode
- 182126
- Post office
- Roan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,005
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,185
- Households
- 179
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ramnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Jitendra Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sunil Bhardwaj
- Block / Mandal
- Ramnagar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
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