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About Nunar Village

Nunar 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 1,066, made up of 547 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nunar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nunar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 547
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nunar compares

By the 2011 count Nunar is the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Nunar

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

Nunar lies about 6.4 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 9.3 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 Nunar
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 4.9 km
District headquarters Badgam 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 9.3 km
Nearest town Soyībug 13 km

Villages closest to Nunar

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 Nunar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nunar village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 38th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Nunar village has 547 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nunar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Nunar is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nunar covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nunar is Badgam station, about 9.3 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 <5 km distance for Nunar.

Nunar is about 6.4 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nunar is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 4.9 km away. Badgam is about 6.4 km away. Badgam station is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shuru Jagir (under 2 km), Yaga Bug (2.0 km) and Shamas Abad (2.0 km).

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

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