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About Khayar Village

Khayar 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 1,630, made up of 853 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khayar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 111.7 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 853
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khayar compares

By the 2011 count Khayar is the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 111.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khayar

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

Khayar lies about 3.5 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 27 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 Khayar
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 3.5 km
District headquarters Bandipore 3.5 km
Nearest town Bandipura 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 27 km

Villages closest to Khayar

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 Khayar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khayar village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Khayar village has 853 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khayar 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 Khayar is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khayar covers 111.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khayar is Sopur, about 27 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 Khayar.

Khayar is about 3.5 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khayar is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 3.5 km away. Bandipore is about 3.5 km away. Bandipura is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mantrigam (1.9 km), Qazipora Patushi (4.5 km) and Quil Muqam (6.0 km).

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

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