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About Chander Gair Ghat Village

Chander Gair Ghat is a small village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 191 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chander Gair Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chander Gair Ghat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Population 365
Male Population 191
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chander Gair Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Chander Gair Ghat is the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chander Gair Ghat

Chander Gair Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chander Gair Ghat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chander Gair Ghat from other places

Chander Gair Ghat lies about 26 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 2.9 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 Chander Gair Ghat
Nearest railway station Pattan 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 7.8 km
Nearest town Sopur 14 km
District headquarters Bandipore 26 km

Villages closest to Chander Gair Ghat

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.

Common questions about Chander Gair Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chander Gair Ghat village had a population of 365. That makes it the 44th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Chander Gair Ghat village has 191 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chander Gair Ghat has about 911 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 Chander Gair Ghat is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chander Gair Ghat falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chander Gair Ghat is Pattan, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chander Gair Ghat.

Chander Gair Ghat is about 26 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chander Gair Ghat is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Pattan is about 2.9 km away. Sonawari is about 7.8 km away. Sopur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nisbal Ghat (under 2 km), Shilvat Ghat (under 2 km) and Siri Hari Gund Ghat (under 2 km).

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

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