Bakrak, Marheen

Bakrak is a village located in the Marheen Tehsil of Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Marheen block and comes under Khanpur Halqa Panchayat.

As on May 2025, the current population of Bakrak is 757 out of which 409 are males and rest 348 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 851 females per 1000 males. There are around 61 teenagers in Bakrak. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 600 persons can read and write. Total 86 people belonging to scheduled caste and 55 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 176 households in Bakrak, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 185. The pincode of Bakrak is 184148 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Sanjimore Sub Post office
• Kahna Chack Branch Post office
• Marheen Branch Post office
• Babia Branch Post office
• Chakra Branch Post office

Schools

Bakrak has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Ekta Public School Bakrak
• Govt Primary School Bakrak

Hospitals

Bakrak has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Marheen Primary Health Center
• Fattu Chak Sub-Center
• Chakra Primary Health Center
• Ldhwal Sub-Center
• Sub-Center Pansar