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About Hilal Abad Village

Hilal Abad is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,723, made up of 2,416 males and 2,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hilal Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hilal Abad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 252.1 hectares
Population 4,723
Male Population 2,416
Female Population 2,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hilal Abad compares

By the 2011 count Hilal Abad is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 252.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Hilal Abad

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

Hilal Abad 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 Hilal Abad
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 3.3 km
Nearest town Ganderbal 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 12 km
District headquarters Bandipore 21 km

Villages closest to Hilal 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.

Common questions about Hilal Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Hilal Abad village had a population of 4,723. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Hilal Abad village has 2,416 males and 2,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hilal Abad has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Hilal Abad covers 252.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Hilal Abad 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hilal Abad.

Hilal Abad 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.

Hilal Abad is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 3.3 km away. Ganderbal is about 9.7 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 Gundi Jahangir Ghat (under 2 km), Sumbal Ghat (2.3 km) and Shilvat (3.1 km).

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

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