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About Buglindar Village

Buglindar is a mid sized village in Gurez tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 469 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.6 hectares hectares.

Buglindar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buglindar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Gurez
Area (hectares) 156.6 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 469
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buglindar compares

By the 2011 count Buglindar is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 156.6 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 822.

Getting to Buglindar

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

Buglindar lies about 44 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 62 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 Buglindar
Tehsil headquarters Gurez 32 km
District headquarters Bandipore 44 km
Nearest town Bandipura 44 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 62 km

Villages closest to Buglindar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurez 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 Buglindar

As per the Census of India 2011, Buglindar village had a population of 905. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Buglindar village has 469 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buglindar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 822.

Buglindar covers 156.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buglindar falls under Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Buglindar is Srinagar Railway Station, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Buglindar.

Buglindar is about 44 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buglindar is in Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district. Gurez is about 32 km away. Bandipore is about 44 km away. Bandipura is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Gul Sheikh (under 2 km), Husan Gam (2.2 km) and Wazirithal (4.5 km).

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

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