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About Bani Gund Village

Bani Gund is a mid sized village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 362 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.2 hectares hectares.

Bani Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bani Gund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 137.2 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 362
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bani Gund compares

By the 2011 count Bani Gund is the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 137.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bani Gund

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

Bani Gund lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 14 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 Bani Gund
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 5.7 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 14 km
Nearest town Pulwama 14 km

Villages closest to Bani Gund

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 Bani Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Bani Gund village had a population of 686. That makes it the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Bani Gund village has 362 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bani Gund has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Bani Gund covers 137.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bani Gund falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bani Gund is Badgam station, about 14 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 Bani Gund.

Bani Gund 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.

Bani Gund is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Chadoora is about 5.7 km away. Badgam is about 12 km away. Badgam station is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kralwari (under 2 km), Gund Wali (under 2 km) and Sogam (3.0 km).

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

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