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About Watal Hanji Village

Watal Hanji 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 670, made up of 363 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.1 hectares hectares.

Watal Hanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watal Hanji village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Area (hectares) 8.1 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 363
Female Population 307
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 Watal Hanji compares

By the 2011 count Watal Hanji is the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 8.1 hectares work out to about 83 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 Watal Hanji

Watal Hanji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Watal Hanji 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 Sumbal Ghat, Tanga Pora, Tirgam and Viji 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 Watal Hanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Watal Hanji village had a population of 670. That makes it the 41st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Watal Hanji village has 363 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watal Hanji 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.

Watal Hanji covers 8.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 83 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Watal Hanji 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 Watal Hanji.

Watal Hanji 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 Watal Hanji today is likely to be higher.

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