About Gaw Ran Village

Gaw Ran is a mid sized village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 732 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.6 hectares hectares.

Gaw Ran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaw Ran village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Area (hectares)	90.6 hectares
Population	1,412
Male Population	732
Female Population	680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaw Ran compares

By the 2011 count Gaw Ran is the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 90.6 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gaw Ran

Gaw Ran is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaw Ran 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Desu Now Bugh, Deval Gam, Forest Block and Gad Wail. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaw Ran

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaw Ran village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Gaw Ran village has 732 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaw Ran has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Gaw Ran covers 90.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaw Ran falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gaw Ran notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaw Ran.

Gaw Ran is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.