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About Gund Dachhana Village

Gund Dachhana is a mid sized village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 745 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gund Dachhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Dachhana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 75.7 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 745
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gund Dachhana compares

By the 2011 count Gund Dachhana is the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 75.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gund Dachhana

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

Gund Dachhana lies about 20 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 33 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 Gund Dachhana
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 20 km
District headquarters Bandipore 20 km
Nearest town Bandipura 20 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 33 km

Villages closest to Gund Dachhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandipora 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 Gund Dachhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Dachhana village had a population of 1,424. That makes it the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Gund Dachhana village has 745 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Dachhana has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Gund Dachhana is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gund Dachhana covers 75.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gund Dachhana falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gund Dachhana is Sopur, about 33 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 Gund Dachhana.

Gund Dachhana is about 20 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Dachhana is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 20 km away. Bandipore is about 20 km away. Bandipura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhandaji (under 2 km), Rangin Pora (1.5 km) and Forest Block (2.2 km).

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

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