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About Hayar Village

Hayar is a small village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 231 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hayar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Bijbehara
Pincode 192124
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 231
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hayar compares

By the 2011 count Hayar is the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Hayar

Hayar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hayar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hayar from other places

Hayar lies about 8.7 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 4.8 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 Hayar
Tehsil headquarters Bijbehara 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 4.8 km
District headquarters Anantnag 8.7 km

Villages closest to Hayar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hayar village had a population of 473. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Hayar village has 231 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hayar has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Hayar is 192124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hayar covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hayar falls under Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hayar is Bijbiara, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hayar.

Hayar is about 8.7 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hayar is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 2.0 km away. Bijbiara is about 4.8 km away. Anantnag is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Opzan (under 2 km), Kitriteng (under 2 km) and Thaji War (2.1 km).

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

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