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About Gurweth Kalan Village

Gurweth Kalan is a large village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,191, made up of 2,220 males and 1,971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.5 hectares hectares.

Gurweth Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurweth Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 373.5 hectares
Population 4,191
Male Population 2,220
Female Population 1,971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurweth Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gurweth Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 373.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gurweth Kalan

Gurweth Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurweth Kalan as Available within <5 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 Gurweth Kalan from other places

Gurweth Kalan lies about 15 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 18 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 Gurweth Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 4.1 km
District headquarters Badgam 15 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 18 km
Nearest town Soyībug 21 km

Villages closest to Gurweth Kalan

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 Gurweth Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurweth Kalan village had a population of 4,191. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Gurweth Kalan village has 2,220 males and 1,971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurweth Kalan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Gurweth Kalan covers 373.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurweth Kalan is Badgam station, about 18 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 village for Gurweth Kalan.

Gurweth Kalan 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.

Gurweth Kalan is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 4.1 km away. Badgam is about 15 km away. Badgam station is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utra Dalabal (1.6 km), Raithan (2.7 km) and Yari Khah (3.0 km).

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

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