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About Bunagund Village

Bunagund is a small village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 246 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.8 hectares hectares.

Bunagund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunagund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Area (hectares) 68.8 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 246
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunagund compares

By the 2011 count Bunagund is the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 68.8 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bunagund

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

How far is Bunagund from other places

Bunagund lies about 16 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 9.2 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 Bunagund
Tehsil headquarters Khag 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 9.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 14 km
District headquarters Badgam 16 km

Villages closest to Bunagund

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.

Common questions about Bunagund

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunagund village had a population of 432. That makes it the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Bunagund village has 246 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunagund has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Bunagund covers 68.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bunagund is Mazhom, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bunagund.

Bunagund is about 16 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunagund is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 6.3 km away. Mazhom is about 9.2 km away. Soyībug is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pala Pora (under 2 km), Ichehama (1.6 km) and Bamurad (1.6 km).

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

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