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About Kanda Hama Village

Kanda Hama 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 1,471, made up of 833 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Hama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 147.3 hectares
Population 1,471
Male Population 833
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanda Hama compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Hama is the 35th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 147.3 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kanda Hama

Kanda Hama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanda Hama as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanda Hama from other places

Kanda Hama lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 7.7 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 Kanda Hama
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 7.7 km
Nearest town Soyībug 13 km
District headquarters Badgam 15 km

Villages closest to Kanda Hama

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 Kanda Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Hama village had a population of 1,471. That makes it the 35th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Kanda Hama village has 833 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Hama has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Kanda Hama covers 147.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanda Hama is Mazhom, about 7.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanda Hama.

Kanda Hama 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.

Kanda Hama is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 6.0 km away. Mazhom is about 7.7 km away. Soyībug is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamboora (under 2 km), Ari Panthan (under 2 km) and Rathsun (2.9 km).

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

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