About Niru Village

Niru is a large village in Gurez tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,751 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.2 hectares hectares.

Niru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niru village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Gurez
Area (hectares)	243.2 hectares
Population	2,297
Male Population	1,751
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	312
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niru compares

By the 2011 count Niru is the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 243.2 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 822.

Getting to Niru

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

Niru lies about 39 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 60 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 Niru
Tehsil headquarters	Gurez	25 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	39 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	39 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	60 km

Villages closest to Niru

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.

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Common questions about Niru

As per the Census of India 2011, Niru village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 4th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Niru village has 1,751 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niru has about 312 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 822.

Niru covers 243.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Niru is Hamre, about 60 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 Niru.

Niru is about 39 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niru is in Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district. Gurez is about 25 km away. Bandipore is about 39 km away. Bandipura is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.