About Shah Gund Village

Shah Gund 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 7,044, made up of 3,552 males and 3,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 668.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Gund village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Pincode	193501
Area (hectares)	668.1 hectares
Population	7,044
Male Population	3,552
Female Population	3,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shah Gund compares

By the 2011 count Shah Gund is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 668.1 hectares work out to about 11 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 Shah Gund

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

Shah Gund lies about 16 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Hamre, about 8.5 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 Shah Gund
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Hamre	8.5 km
Nearest town	Sopur	9.1 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	16 km

Villages closest to Shah Gund

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 Shah Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Gund village had a population of 7,044. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Shah Gund village has 3,552 males and 3,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Gund has about 983 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 Shah Gund is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah Gund covers 668.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shah Gund is Hamre, about 8.5 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 Shah Gund.

Shah Gund is about 16 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Gund is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 7.6 km away. Hamre is about 8.5 km away. Sopur is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.