About Bahar Abad Village

Bahar Abad 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 5,254, made up of 2,665 males and 2,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahar Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahar Abad village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Pincode	193501
Area (hectares)	456.1 hectares
Population	5,254
Male Population	2,665
Female Population	2,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahar Abad compares

By the 2011 count Bahar Abad is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 456.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bahar Abad

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

Bahar Abad lies about 18 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 12 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 Bahar Abad
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	12 km
Nearest town	Ganderbal	13 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	18 km

Villages closest to Bahar Abad

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 Bahar Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahar Abad village had a population of 5,254. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Bahar Abad village has 2,665 males and 2,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahar Abad has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bahar Abad is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahar Abad covers 456.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahar Abad is Hamre, about 12 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 Bahar Abad.

Bahar Abad is about 18 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahar Abad is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 2.1 km away. Hamre is about 12 km away. Ganderbal is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.