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About Kangan Hal Village

Kangan Hal is a large village in Anantnag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,153 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.1 hectares hectares.

Kangan Hal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangan Hal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Anantnag
Area (hectares) 78.1 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangan Hal compares

By the 2011 count Kangan Hal is the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents. Its 78.1 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kangan Hal

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

Kangan Hal lies about 6.7 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 8.6 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 Kangan Hal
Tehsil headquarters Anantnag 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 8.6 km

Villages closest to Kangan Hal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anantnag 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 Kangan Hal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangan Hal village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 31st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents.

Kangan Hal village has 1,153 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangan Hal has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Kangan Hal covers 78.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kangan Hal falls under Anantnag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kangan Hal is Sadura, about 8.6 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 Kangan Hal.

Kangan Hal is about 6.7 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangan Hal is in Anantnag tehsil of Anantnag district. Anantnag is about 6.7 km away. Sadura is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thaji Wara (1.6 km), Khirman Tail Wani (1.8 km) and Rakhi Tail Wani (1.8 km).

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

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