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About Saradab Village

Saradab 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 1,230, made up of 631 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.8 hectares hectares.

Saradab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saradab village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Gurez
Area (hectares) 123.8 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 631
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saradab compares

By the 2011 count Saradab is the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 123.8 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 822.

Getting to Saradab

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

Saradab lies about 15 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 Saradab
District headquarters Bandipore 15 km
Nearest town Bandipura 15 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurez 28 km

Villages closest to Saradab

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 Saradab

As per the Census of India 2011, Saradab village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Saradab village has 631 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saradab has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 822.

Saradab covers 123.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Saradab 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Saradab.

Saradab is about 15 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saradab is in Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipore is about 15 km away. Bandipura is about 15 km away. Sopur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parana Talel (under 2 km), Forest Block (6.0 km) and Gulshan Pora (7.0 km).

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

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