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About Naru Village

Naru 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 1,403, made up of 773 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.2 hectares hectares.

Naru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naru village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 262.2 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 773
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naru compares

By the 2011 count Naru is the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 262.2 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Naru

Naru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Naru from other places

Naru lies about 34 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Naru
Nearest town Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 34 km
District headquarters Badgam 34 km

Villages closest to Naru

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 Naru

As per the Census of India 2011, Naru village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Naru village has 773 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naru has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Naru covers 262.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Naru is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Naru.

Naru is about 34 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naru is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Budgam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dunsunar (under 2 km), Parisabad Pora (under 2 km) and Sarad (under 2 km).

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

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