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About Shala Nar Village

Shala Nar 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 700, made up of 365 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.2 hectares hectares.

Shala Nar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shala Nar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 122.2 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 365
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shala Nar compares

By the 2011 count Shala Nar is the 49th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 122.2 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shala Nar

Shala Nar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shala Nar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shala Nar from other places

Shala Nar lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 14 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 Shala Nar
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 3.3 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 14 km
Nearest town Soyībug 18 km

Villages closest to Shala Nar

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 Shala Nar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shala Nar village had a population of 700. That makes it the 49th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Shala Nar village has 365 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shala Nar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Shala Nar covers 122.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shala Nar is Badgam station, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Shala Nar.

Shala Nar is about 12 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shala Nar is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Khansahib is about 3.3 km away. Badgam is about 12 km away. Badgam station 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 Frasta War (under 2 km), Nari Gund (under 2 km) and Arigam (1.7 km).

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

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