About Ajas Village

Ajas is one of the larger villages in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,961, made up of 6,726 males and 6,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1464.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ajas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ajas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	1464.6 hectares
Population	12,961
Male Population	6,726
Female Population	6,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ajas compares

By the 2011 count Ajas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 1464.6 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ajas

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

Ajas lies about 10 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 19 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 Ajas
District headquarters	Bandipore	10 km
Nearest town	Bandipura	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	11 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	19 km

Villages closest to Ajas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ajas village had a population of 12,961. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Ajas village has 6,726 males and 6,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ajas has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ajas is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ajas covers 1464.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ajas falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ajas is Hamre, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ajas.

Ajas is about 10 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ajas is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Bandipore is about 10 km away. Bandipura is about 10 km away. Sonawari is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.