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About Quil Muqam Village

Quil Muqam 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 6,056, made up of 3,132 males and 2,924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Quil Muqam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Quil Muqam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Pincode 193502
Area (hectares) 562.9 hectares
Population 6,056
Male Population 3,132
Female Population 2,924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Quil Muqam compares

By the 2011 count Quil Muqam is the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 562.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Quil Muqam

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

Quil Muqam lies about 6.9 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 24 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 Quil Muqam
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 6.9 km
District headquarters Bandipore 6.9 km
Nearest town Bandipura 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 24 km

Villages closest to Quil Muqam

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 Quil Muqam

As per the Census of India 2011, Quil Muqam village had a population of 6,056. That makes it the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Quil Muqam village has 3,132 males and 2,924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Quil Muqam has about 934 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 Quil Muqam is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Quil Muqam covers 562.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Quil Muqam is Sopur, about 24 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 Quil Muqam.

Quil Muqam is about 6.9 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Quil Muqam is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipora is about 6.9 km away. Bandipore is about 6.9 km away. Bandipura is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malangam (1.8 km), Qazipora Patushi (3.5 km) and Khayar (6.0 km).

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

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