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About Nadihal Village

Nadihal is one of the larger villages in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,167, made up of 2,692 males and 2,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadihal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 5,167
Male Population 2,692
Female Population 2,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nadihal compares

By the 2011 count Nadihal is the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nadihal

Nadihal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nadihal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nadihal from other places

Nadihal lies about 2.8 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 23 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 Nadihal
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 2.8 km
District headquarters Bandipore 2.8 km
Nearest town Bandipura 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Hamre 23 km

Villages closest to Nadihal

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 Nadihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadihal village had a population of 5,167. That makes it the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Nadihal village has 2,692 males and 2,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadihal has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

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

Nadihal covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nadihal is Hamre, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nadihal.

Nadihal is about 2.8 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadihal is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 2.8 km away. Bandipore is about 2.8 km away. Bandipura is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brar (2.4 km), Garoora (3.1 km) and Aragam (3.3 km).

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

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