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About Zabgala Village

Zabgala is a small village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 220 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zabgala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zabgala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 69.55 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 220
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zabgala compares

By the 2011 count Zabgala is the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 69.55 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 Zabgala

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

Zabgala lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 13 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 Zabgala
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 5.6 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Soyībug 15 km

Villages closest to Zabgala

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 Zabgala

As per the Census of India 2011, Zabgala village had a population of 426. That makes it the 87th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Zabgala village has 220 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zabgala has about 936 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 Zabgala is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zabgala covers 69.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zabgala is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 13 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 Zabgala.

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

Zabgala is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 5.6 km away. Badgam is about 12 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station 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 Mashun (1.5 km), Pethkoot (1.6 km) and Dachan (1.8 km).

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

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