About Sher Gund Village

Sher Gund 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 1,563, made up of 817 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.8 hectares hectares.

Sher Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sher Gund village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Shangus
Area (hectares)	123.8 hectares
Population	1,563
Male Population	817
Female Population	746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sher Gund compares

By the 2011 count Sher Gund is the 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 123.8 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 Sher Gund

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

Sher Gund lies about 15 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 17 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 Sher Gund
Tehsil headquarters	Shangus	4.0 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sadura	17 km

Villages closest to Sher Gund

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.

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Common questions about Sher Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Sher Gund village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Sher Gund village has 817 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sher Gund has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Sher Gund covers 123.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sher Gund falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sher Gund is Sadura, about 17 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 Sher Gund.

Sher Gund is about 15 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sher Gund is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 4.0 km away. Anantnag is about 15 km away. Sadura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.