About Van Gam Village

Van Gam 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 1,378, made up of 743 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Van Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Van Gam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Shangus
Pincode	192201
Area (hectares)	153.4 hectares
Population	1,378
Male Population	743
Female Population	635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Van Gam compares

By the 2011 count Van Gam is the 20th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 153.4 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Van Gam

Van Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Van Gam as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sheikh Pora, Sher Gund, Thim Ran and Tunj Mulla. 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 Van Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Van Gam village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 20th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Van Gam village has 743 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Van Gam has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Van Gam is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Van Gam covers 153.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Van Gam falls under Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Van Gam.

Van Gam is in Shangus 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.