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About Nambalhar Village

Nambalhar is a small village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 167 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.3 hectares hectares.

Nambalhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nambalhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 11.3 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 167
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nambalhar compares

By the 2011 count Nambalhar is the 86th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 11.3 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Nambalhar

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

Nambalhar lies about 6.3 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 9.0 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 Nambalhar
District headquarters Badgam 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 9.0 km
Nearest town Soyībug 13 km

Villages closest to Nambalhar

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 Nambalhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nambalhar village had a population of 306. That makes it the 86th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Nambalhar village has 167 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nambalhar has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Nambalhar covers 11.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nambalhar is Badgam station, about 9.0 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 Nambalhar.

Nambalhar is about 6.3 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nambalhar is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about 6.3 km away. Khansahib is about 6.8 km away. Badgam station is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kramsher (under 2 km), Dregam Khasi Pora (1.7 km) and Nunar (2.4 km).

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

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