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About Gopal Saif Village

Gopal Saif is a large village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,534, made up of 1,286 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.5 hectares hectares.

Gopal Saif Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gopal Saif village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 159.5 hectares
Population 2,534
Male Population 1,286
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gopal Saif compares

By the 2011 count Gopal Saif is the 24th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 159.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gopal Saif

Gopal Saif is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gopal Saif as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gopal Saif from other places

Gopal Saif lies about 8.4 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 10 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 Gopal Saif
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 2.7 km
District headquarters Badgam 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 10 km
Nearest town Pulwama 15 km

Villages closest to Gopal Saif

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 Gopal Saif

As per the Census of India 2011, Gopal Saif village had a population of 2,534. That makes it the 24th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Gopal Saif village has 1,286 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gopal Saif has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Gopal Saif covers 159.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gopal Saif is Badgam station, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Gopal Saif.

Gopal Saif is about 8.4 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gopal Saif is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Chadoora is about 2.7 km away. Badgam is about 8.4 km away. Badgam station is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranger (under 2 km), Yar Kalan (1.9 km) and Ganji Bagh (2.2 km).

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

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