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About Gund Shamus Village

Gund Shamus is a small village in Charar E Shrief tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 201 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gund Shamus Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Shamus village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Charar E Shrief
Pincode 191112
Area (hectares) 57.5 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 201
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Gund Shamus compares

By the 2011 count Gund Shamus is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 57.5 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Gund Shamus

Gund Shamus is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gund Shamus 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 Gund Shamus from other places

Gund Shamus lies about 6.5 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Gund Shamus
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Soyībug 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Charar E Shrief 6.5 km
District headquarters Badgam 6.5 km

Villages closest to Gund Shamus

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charar E Shrief 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 Gund Shamus

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Shamus village had a population of 376. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Gund Shamus village has 201 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Shamus has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Gund Shamus is 191112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gund Shamus covers 57.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gund Shamus falls under Charar E Shrief tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gund Shamus is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Gund Shamus.

Gund Shamus is about 6.5 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Shamus is in Charar E Shrief tehsil of Badgam district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Soyībug is about 3.7 km away. Charar E Shrief is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charri Pora Khanpora (5.5 km), Manz Gam (6.5 km) and Darwan Nowgam (15 km).

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

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