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About Najin Village

Najin 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 1,370, made up of 742 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Najin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Najin village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 27.9 hectares
Population 1,370
Male Population 742
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Najin compares

By the 2011 count Najin is the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 27.9 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Najin

Najin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Najin 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. The nearest villages by name are Kani Pora, Kosum Bagh, Madwan and Malik Pora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Najin

As per the Census of India 2011, Najin village had a population of 1,370. That makes it the 35th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Najin village has 742 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Najin has about 846 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 Najin is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Najin covers 27.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Najin notes the nearest railway station 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 Najin.

Najin is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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