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About Sona Bugh Village

Sona Bugh 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 616, made up of 299 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.4 hectares hectares.

Sona Bugh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sona Bugh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 55.4 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 299
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sona Bugh compares

By the 2011 count Sona Bugh is the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 55.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Sona Bugh

The census records public bus service for Sona Bugh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sona Bugh from other places

Sona Bugh lies about 23 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 12 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 Sona Bugh
Nearest town Pulwama 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Awantipura 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 13 km
District headquarters Badgam 23 km

Villages closest to Sona Bugh

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 Sona Bugh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sona Bugh village had a population of 616. That makes it the 76th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Sona Bugh village has 299 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sona Bugh has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Sona Bugh covers 55.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sona Bugh is Awantipura, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sona Bugh.

Sona Bugh is about 23 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sona Bugh is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 4.3 km away. Awantipura is about 12 km away. Chadoora 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 Kani Pora Kali Dar (2.8 km), Shandar Pora (2.8 km) and Namthal Pora (4.4 km).

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

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