About Bamurad Village

Bamurad is a mid sized village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,795, made up of 935 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.5 hectares hectares.

Bamurad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamurad village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khag
Area (hectares)	110.5 hectares
Population	1,795
Male Population	935
Female Population	860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamurad compares

By the 2011 count Bamurad is the 12th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 110.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bamurad

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

How far is Bamurad from other places

Bamurad lies about 17 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 8.6 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 Bamurad
Tehsil headquarters	Khag	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	8.6 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	15 km
District headquarters	Badgam	17 km

Villages closest to Bamurad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khag 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.

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Common questions about Bamurad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamurad village had a population of 1,795. That makes it the 12th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Bamurad village has 935 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamurad has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Bamurad covers 110.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bamurad falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bamurad is Mazhom, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamurad.

Bamurad is about 17 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamurad is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 6.7 km away. Mazhom is about 8.6 km away. Soyībug is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.