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About Goniwar Village

Goniwar 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 1,057, made up of 551 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.5 hectares hectares.

Goniwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goniwar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 38.5 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 551
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goniwar compares

By the 2011 count Goniwar is the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 38.5 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Goniwar

Goniwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goniwar as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Gangi Pora, Ganji Bagh, Gawher Pora and Gogi Bagh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goniwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Goniwar village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 57th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Goniwar village has 551 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goniwar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Goniwar covers 38.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Goniwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Goniwar.

Goniwar is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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