About Opzan Village

Opzan is a large village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,727, made up of 1,369 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Opzan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Opzan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Bijbehara
Pincode	192124
Area (hectares)	441.5 hectares
Population	2,727
Male Population	1,369
Female Population	1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Opzan compares

By the 2011 count Opzan is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 441.5 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Opzan

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

Opzan lies about 9.3 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 5.8 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 Opzan
Tehsil headquarters	Bijbehara	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bijbiara	5.8 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	9.3 km

Villages closest to Opzan

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.

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Common questions about Opzan

As per the Census of India 2011, Opzan village had a population of 2,727. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Opzan village has 1,369 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Opzan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Opzan covers 441.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Opzan is Bijbiara, about 5.8 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 village for Opzan.

Opzan is about 9.3 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Opzan is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 3.1 km away. Bijbiara is about 5.8 km away. Anantnag is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.