About Amar Wagar Village

Amar Wagar is a large village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,175 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amar Wagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar Wagar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Pahalgam
Pincode	192129
Area (hectares)	265.9 hectares
Population	2,313
Male Population	1,175
Female Population	1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Amar Wagar compares

By the 2011 count Amar Wagar is the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 265.9 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Amar Wagar

Amar Wagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Amar Wagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Amar Wagar from other places

Amar Wagar lies about 19 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 20 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 Amar Wagar
Tehsil headquarters	Pahalgam	16 km
Nearest town	Bijbehara	17 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bijbiara	20 km

Villages closest to Amar Wagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pahalgam 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 Amar Wagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar Wagar village had a population of 2,313. That makes it the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Amar Wagar village has 1,175 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar Wagar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Amar Wagar is 192129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amar Wagar covers 265.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amar Wagar falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Amar Wagar is Bijbiara, about 20 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 village for Amar Wagar.

Amar Wagar is about 19 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amar Wagar is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Pahalgam is about 16 km away. Bijbehara is about 17 km away. Anantnag is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.