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About Bagh Shokr Shah Village

Bagh Shokr Shah is a small village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 147 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagh Shokr Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagh Shokr Shah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 192121
Area (hectares) 24.3 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 147
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagh Shokr Shah compares

By the 2011 count Bagh Shokr Shah is the 92nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 24.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bagh Shokr Shah

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

How far is Bagh Shokr Shah from other places

Bagh Shokr Shah lies about 17 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 2.7 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 Bagh Shokr Shah
Nearest town Pāmpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 13 km
District headquarters Badgam 17 km

Villages closest to Bagh Shokr Shah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chadoora 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 Bagh Shokr Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagh Shokr Shah village had a population of 327. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Bagh Shokr Shah village has 147 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagh Shokr Shah has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Bagh Shokr Shah is 192121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagh Shokr Shah covers 24.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagh Shokr Shah falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bagh Shokr Shah is Pampur, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagh Shokr Shah.

Bagh Shokr Shah is about 17 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagh Shokr Shah is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Pāmpur is about under 2 km away. Pampur is about 2.7 km away. Chadoora 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 Rakh Shalina (under 2 km), Shalina (under 2 km) and Behram Pora (4.0 km).

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

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