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About Sumbal Ghat Village

Sumbal Ghat is a small village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 27 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumbal Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumbal Ghat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Population 62
Male Population 27
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
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 Sumbal Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Sumbal Ghat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sumbal Ghat

Sumbal Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sumbal Ghat 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumbal Ghat from other places

Sumbal Ghat lies about 21 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 10 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 Sumbal Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 10 km
Nearest town Ganderbal 12 km
District headquarters Bandipore 21 km

Villages closest to Sumbal 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 Sumbal Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumbal Ghat village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Sumbal Ghat village has 27 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumbal Ghat has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Sumbal Ghat is Pattan, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Sumbal Ghat.

Sumbal 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.

Sumbal Ghat is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sonawari is about under 2 km away. Pattan is about 10 km away. Ganderbal 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 (2.0 km), Hilal Abad (2.3 km) and Asham (2.5 km).

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

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