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About Ogje Balan Village

Ogje Balan is a mid sized village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 412 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ogje Balan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ogje Balan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192201
Area (hectares) 60.3 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 412
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ogje Balan compares

By the 2011 count Ogje Balan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 60.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Ogje Balan

Ogje Balan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ogje Balan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ogje Balan from other places

Ogje Balan lies about 12 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, 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 Ogje Balan
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 1.7 km
District headquarters Anantnag 12 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 12 km

Villages closest to Ogje Balan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shangus 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 Ogje Balan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ogje Balan village had a population of 793. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Ogje Balan village has 412 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ogje Balan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Ogje Balan is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ogje Balan covers 60.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ogje Balan falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ogje Balan is Sadura, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ogje Balan.

Ogje Balan is about 12 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ogje Balan is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 1.7 km away. Anantnag is about 12 km away. Sadura is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nowgam Kothar (under 2 km), Andoora (2.7 km) and Sheikh Gund (3.7 km).

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

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