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About Kani Hama Village

Kani Hama is a large village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,352, made up of 1,765 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 190015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kani Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kani Hama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 190015
Area (hectares) 331.8 hectares
Population 3,352
Male Population 1,765
Female Population 1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kani Hama compares

By the 2011 count Kani Hama is the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 331.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kani Hama

Kani Hama is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kani Hama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kani Hama from other places

Kani Hama lies about 13 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about under 2 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 Kani Hama
Nearest railway station Mazhom under 2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 8.5 km
District headquarters Badgam 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 24 km

Villages closest to Kani Hama

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 Kani Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kani Hama village had a population of 3,352. That makes it the 10th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Kani Hama village has 1,765 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kani Hama has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kani Hama is 190015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kani Hama covers 331.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kani Hama is Mazhom, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kani Hama.

Kani Hama is about 13 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kani Hama is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about under 2 km away. Soyībug is about 8.5 km away. Badgam 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 Jawahar Pora (4.8 km), Chan Gund (6.9 km) and Chodri Gund (6.9 km).

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

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