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About Heudar Village

Heudar is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 300 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.3 hectares hectares.

Heudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heudar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 113.3 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 300
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Heudar compares

By the 2011 count Heudar is the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 113.3 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Heudar

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

How far is Heudar from other places

Heudar lies about 20 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Kakapor, about 11 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 Heudar
Nearest town Pulwama 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kakapor 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 20 km
District headquarters Badgam 20 km

Villages closest to Heudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heudar village had a population of 597. That makes it the 61st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Heudar village has 300 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heudar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Heudar covers 113.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Heudar falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Heudar is Kakapor, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Heudar.

Heudar is about 20 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heudar is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 4.5 km away. Kakapor is about 11 km away. Budgam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dard Pora (under 2 km), Nadigam (8.5 km) and Haker Mula (12 km).

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

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