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About Zalwah Village

Zalwah 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 960, made up of 494 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zalwah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zalwah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 191113
Area (hectares) 89.8 hectares
Population 960
Male Population 494
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Zalwah compares

By the 2011 count Zalwah is the 59th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 89.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Zalwah

Zalwah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zalwah as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Wagora, Wangi Pora, Wanpora Nagam and Wathora. 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 Zalwah

As per the Census of India 2011, Zalwah village had a population of 960. That makes it the 59th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Zalwah village has 494 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zalwah has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Zalwah is 191113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zalwah covers 89.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Zalwah notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Zalwah.

Zalwah 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 Zalwah today is likely to be higher.

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