About Sir Hama Village

Sir Hama is one of the larger villages in Bijbehara tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,960, made up of 2,896 males and 3,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sir Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sir Hama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Bijbehara
Pincode	192401
Area (hectares)	786.7 hectares
Population	5,960
Male Population	2,896
Female Population	3,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sir Hama compares

By the 2011 count Sir Hama is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents. Its 786.7 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Sir Hama

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

Sir Hama lies about 28 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 12 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 Sir Hama
Nearest railway station	Awantipura	12 km
Nearest town	Pāmpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijbehara	20 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	28 km

Villages closest to Sir Hama

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 Sir Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Sir Hama village had a population of 5,960. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,200 residents.

Sir Hama village has 2,896 males and 3,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sir Hama has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Sir Hama is 192401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sir Hama covers 786.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sir Hama is Awantipura, about 12 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 Sir Hama.

Sir Hama 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.

Sir Hama is in Bijbehara tehsil of Anantnag district. Awantipura is about 12 km away. Pāmpur is about 16 km away. Bijbehara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.