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About Arizal Village

Arizal is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,715, made up of 874 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.1 hectares hectares.

Arizal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arizal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 133.1 hectares
Population 1,715
Male Population 874
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arizal compares

By the 2011 count Arizal is the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 133.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Arizal

Arizal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arizal 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 Arizal from other places

Arizal lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 17 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 Arizal
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 5.8 km
District headquarters Badgam 15 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 17 km
Nearest town Soyībug 20 km

Villages closest to Arizal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arizal village had a population of 1,715. That makes it the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Arizal village has 874 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arizal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Arizal covers 133.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Arizal falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Arizal is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 17 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 Arizal.

Arizal is about 15 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arizal is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 5.8 km away. Badgam is about 15 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gam Galla (under 2 km), Chak Qadus (under 2 km) and Bras (1.5 km).

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

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