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About Gundi Jahangir Ghat Village

Gundi Jahangir Ghat is a mid sized village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 510 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundi Jahangir Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundi Jahangir Ghat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Population 937
Male Population 510
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundi Jahangir Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Gundi Jahangir Ghat is the 38th 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, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gundi Jahangir Ghat

Gundi Jahangir Ghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gundi Jahangir Ghat as Available within 5 - 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 Gundi Jahangir Ghat from other places

Gundi Jahangir Ghat lies about 21 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, 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 Gundi Jahangir Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 3.1 km
Nearest town Ganderbal 10 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 12 km
District headquarters Bandipore 21 km

Villages closest to Gundi Jahangir 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 Gundi Jahangir Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundi Jahangir Ghat village had a population of 937. That makes it the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Gundi Jahangir Ghat village has 510 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundi Jahangir Ghat has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gundi Jahangir Ghat is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundi Jahangir Ghat falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gundi Jahangir Ghat is Pattan, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gundi Jahangir Ghat.

Gundi Jahangir Ghat is about 21 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundi Jahangir Ghat is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 3.1 km away. Ganderbal is about 10 km away. Pattan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hilal Abad (under 2 km), Sumbal Ghat (2.0 km) and Shilvat (2.9 km).

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

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