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About Wazirithal Village

Wazirithal is a small village in Gurez tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 122 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.9 hectares hectares.

Wazirithal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wazirithal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Gurez
Area (hectares) 40.9 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 122
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wazirithal compares

By the 2011 count Wazirithal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents. Its 40.9 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 822.

Getting to Wazirithal

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

Wazirithal lies about 40 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 61 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 Wazirithal
Tehsil headquarters Gurez 28 km
District headquarters Bandipore 40 km
Nearest town Bandipura 40 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 61 km

Villages closest to Wazirithal

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 Wazirithal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wazirithal village had a population of 249. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,357 residents.

Wazirithal village has 122 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wazirithal has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 822.

Wazirithal covers 40.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wazirithal is Srinagar Railway Station, about 61 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 Wazirithal.

Wazirithal is about 40 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wazirithal is in Gurez tehsil of Bandipore district. Gurez is about 28 km away. Bandipore is about 40 km away. Bandipura is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badugam (under 2 km), Niru (3.1 km) and Buglindar (4.5 km).

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

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