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About Gund Khalil Village

Gund Khalil is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,142 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gund Khalil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Khalil village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 231.5 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gund Khalil compares

By the 2011 count Gund Khalil is the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 231.5 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gund Khalil

Gund Khalil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gund Khalil as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gund Khalil from other places

Gund Khalil lies about 27 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 8.2 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 Gund Khalil
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 8.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 12 km
District headquarters Bandipore 27 km

Villages closest to Gund Khalil

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 Gund Khalil

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Khalil village had a population of 2,164. That makes it the 29th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Gund Khalil village has 1,142 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Khalil has about 895 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 Gund Khalil is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gund Khalil covers 231.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gund Khalil is Mazhom, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gund Khalil.

Gund Khalil is about 27 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Khalil is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about 7.2 km away. Mazhom is about 8.2 km away. Soyībug 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 Tirgam (under 2 km), Malik Pora (under 2 km) and Shadi Pora (1.6 km).

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

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