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About Kozweara Village

Kozweara 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 938, made up of 502 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.1 hectares hectares.

Kozweara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kozweara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 59.1 hectares
Population 938
Male Population 502
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kozweara compares

By the 2011 count Kozweara is the 61st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 59.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kozweara

Kozweara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kozweara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kozweara from other places

Kozweara lies about 44 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Anantnag, about 15 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 Kozweara
Nearest town Kulgam 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Anantnag 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 33 km
District headquarters Badgam 44 km

Villages closest to Kozweara

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 Kozweara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kozweara village had a population of 938. That makes it the 61st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Kozweara village has 502 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kozweara has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Kozweara covers 59.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kozweara is Anantnag, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kozweara.

Kozweara is about 44 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kozweara is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Kulgam is about 6.6 km away. Anantnag is about 15 km away. Chadoora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharam Bagh (under 2 km), Tarazi Khud (under 2 km) and Check Pora Kalan (8.4 km).

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

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