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About Malik Gund Village

Malik Gund is a small village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 117 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.4 hectares hectares.

Malik Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malik Gund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 32.4 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 117
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Malik Gund compares

By the 2011 count Malik Gund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 32.4 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Malik Gund

Malik Gund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malik Gund as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Malik Gund from other places

Malik Gund lies about 16 km from Anantnag. 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 Malik Gund
Nearest town Bijbehara 16 km
District headquarters Anantnag 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 20 km

Villages closest to Malik Gund

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.

Common questions about Malik Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Malik Gund village had a population of 242. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Malik Gund village has 117 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malik Gund has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Malik Gund covers 32.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Malik Gund falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Malik Gund.

Malik Gund is about 16 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malik Gund is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 16 km away. Anantnag is about 16 km away. Pahalgam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badaran (under 2 km), Now Gam (under 2 km) and Karshn Gam (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Malik Gund today is likely to be higher.

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