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About Sonawari Tehsil

Sonawari is a tehsil in Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Sonawari was 176,502, which includes 91,668 males and 84,834 females. Sonawari covers 184 Km2 area.

For better understaing, details are categorized in two sections i.e. Population of Sonawari, Urban/Rural population of Sonawari . Below are the full details and list of villages in Sonawari , Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area and population of Sonawari

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 176,502 Area ( In Km. Square ) 184
Male Population 91,668 Female Population 84,834

Sonawari has a total population of 176,502 people. Out of this the male population stands at 91,668 while the female population is 84,834. The area of Sonawari covers 184 square kilometers.

Urban/Rural Population of Sonawari

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 28,280 Rural Population 148,222
Urban male Population 15,241 Rural Male Population 76,427
Urban Female Population 13,039 Rural Female Population 71,795

This table provides a detailed breakdown of the urban and rural population of Sonawari. The Sonawari urban population is 28,280, with 15,241 male and 13,039 female. In contrast Sonawari rural population is 148,222, comprising 76,427 male and 71,795 female. The census counts a settlement as urban when it has a municipality or meets its thresholds for size, density and work outside farming, and everything else as rural.

List of Villages in Sonawari

52

Ajas

Area: 1464.6 ha hectares

Population

12,961

Pincode

193502

Asham

Area: 584 ha hectares

Population

4,841

Pincode

193504

Bahar Abad

Area: 456.1 ha hectares

Population

5,254

Pincode

193501

Chander Gair Ghat

Population

365

Pincode

193501

Chander Gir

Area: 337.1 ha hectares

Population

2,952

Pincode

193501

Chewa

Area: 371.9 ha hectares

Population

3,278

Pincode

193504

Gada Khud

Area: 61.1 ha hectares

Population

2,007

Pincode

193501

Ganstan

Area: 356.9 ha hectares

Population

4,220

Pincode

193501

Gulshan Pora

Area: 165.1 ha hectares

Population

2,573

Gund Khalil

Area: 231.5 ha hectares

Population

2,164

Pincode

193501

Gund Nowgam

Area: 131.1 ha hectares

Population

1,916

Pincode

193501

Gund Prang

Area: 184.1 ha hectares

Population

3,818

Pincode

193501

Gund Ramzan

Area: 5.7 ha hectares

Population

290

Gundi Balakh

Area: 75.7 ha hectares

Population

584

Pincode

193501

Gundi Boon

Area: 245.6 ha hectares

Population

2,067

Gundi Jahangir

Area: 690.4 ha hectares

Population

3,301

Pincode

193501

Gundi Jahangir Ghat

Population

937

Pincode

193501

Gundi Sader Koot

Area: 586.4 ha hectares

Population

7,152

Hajin Ghat

Population

129

Pincode

193501

Hilal Abad

Area: 252.1 ha hectares

Population

4,723

Pincode

193501

Kani Pora

Area: 82.6 ha hectares

Population

1,094

Kosum Bagh

Area: 463.8 ha hectares

Population

4,965

Pincode

193501

Madwan

Area: 208.4 ha hectares

Population

2,215

Pincode

193501

Malik Pora

Area: 31.2 ha hectares

Population

703

Naid Khi

Area: 964 ha hectares

Population

8,166

Pincode

193501

Najin

Area: 27.9 ha hectares

Population

1,370

Pincode

193501

Nisbal Ghat

Population

200

Pincode

193501

Nowgam

Area: 83.8 ha hectares

Population

5,836

Pincode

193501

Odina

Area: 187.4 ha hectares

Population

3,599

Push Wari

Area: 339.1 ha hectares

Population

2,238

Rakh Hajin

Area: 253.7 ha hectares

Population

2,497

Rakh Shilvat

Area: 658.8 ha hectares

Population

3,771

Rakh Sultan Pora

Area: 1692.8 ha hectares

Population

2,613

Pincode

193501

Rakhi Malgam

Area: 266.7 ha hectares

Population

N/A

Sadhunara Hasti Khan

Area: 612.3 ha hectares

Population

8,674

Pincode

193504

Sadrakote Pain

Area: 103.6 ha hectares

Population

3,246

Sarai Danger Pora

Area: 526.5 ha hectares

Population

4,599

Pincode

193201

Shadi Pora

Area: 129.5 ha hectares

Population

2,021

Pincode

193501

Shah Gund

Area: 668.1 ha hectares

Population

7,044

Pincode

193501

Shilvat

Area: 99.6 ha hectares

Population

2,461

Siri Hari Karan Gund

Area: 359.8 ha hectares

Population

1,729

Pincode

193501

Sumbal Ghat

Population

62

Pincode

193501

Tanga Pora

Area: 25.1 ha hectares

Population

585

Tirgam

Area: 317.7 ha hectares

Population

4,485

Viji Pora

Area: 262.6 ha hectares

Population

3,243

Watal Hanji

Area: 8.1 ha hectares

Population

670

Common questions about Sonawari

The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176,502 in Sonawari tehsil, Bandipore district.

Sonawari tehsil contains 52 villages recorded in the 2011 census. Each is listed on this page with its own population and area.

Sonawari has 91,668 males and 84,834 females according to the 2011 census.

Sonawari covers an area of 184 square kilometres.

148,222 people live in rural parts of Sonawari and 28,280 live in urban parts, making it largely rural.

Sonawari tehsil is part of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir. Open the district page from here to see its other tehsils.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Depending on the state it may be called a taluka, mandal, block or circle.

The villages of Sonawari are listed on this page in alphabetical order. If the list runs to several pages, the search box at the top of the site will find a village by name directly.

All figures come from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. No later village level count has been published.

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