About Shala Gam Village

Shala Gam is a large village in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,247, made up of 1,136 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shala Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shala Gam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Bijbehara
Pincode	192124
Area (hectares)	314.4 hectares
Population	2,247
Male Population	1,136
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shala Gam compares

By the 2011 count Shala Gam is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 314.4 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 Shala Gam

Shala Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shala Gam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shala Gam from other places

Shala Gam lies about 28 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 15 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 Shala Gam
Nearest town	Pulwama	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Awantipura	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijbehara	22 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	28 km

Villages closest to Shala Gam

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 Shala Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Shala Gam village had a population of 2,247. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Shala Gam village has 1,136 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shala Gam has about 978 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 Shala Gam is 192124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shala Gam covers 314.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shala Gam is Awantipura, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shala Gam.

Shala Gam is about 28 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shala Gam is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Pulwama is about 8.1 km away. Awantipura is about 15 km away. Bijbehara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.