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About Gamboora Village

Gamboora is a mid sized village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 943 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamboora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamboora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 130.38 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 943
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gamboora compares

By the 2011 count Gamboora is the 28th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 130.38 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Gamboora

Gamboora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gamboora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamboora from other places

Gamboora lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 8.4 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 Gamboora
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 8.4 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km
District headquarters Badgam 15 km

Villages closest to Gamboora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerwah 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 Gamboora

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamboora village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 28th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Gamboora village has 943 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamboora has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Gamboora is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamboora covers 130.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamboora falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gamboora is Mazhom, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Gamboora is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 5.5 km away. Mazhom is about 8.4 km away. Soyībug is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda Hama (under 2 km), Ari Panthan (1.6 km) and Yaru Gund (2.8 km).

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

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