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About Gantamulla Bala Village

Gantamulla Bala is a mid sized village in Baramulla tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 651 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.9 hectares hectares.

Gantamulla Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantamulla Bala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Baramulla
Area (hectares) 165.9 hectares
Population 1,302
Male Population 651
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gantamulla Bala compares

By the 2011 count Gantamulla Bala is the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents. Its 165.9 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gantamulla Bala

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

Gantamulla Bala lies about 14 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 13 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 Gantamulla Bala
Nearest railway station Sopur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Baramulla 14 km
District headquarters Baramula 14 km

Villages closest to Gantamulla Bala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramulla 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 Gantamulla Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantamulla Bala village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 26th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,862 residents.

Gantamulla Bala village has 651 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantamulla Bala has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Gantamulla Bala covers 165.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gantamulla Bala falls under Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gantamulla Bala is Sopur, about 13 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 Gantamulla Bala.

Gantamulla Bala is about 14 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantamulla Bala is in Baramulla tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about 13 km away. Baramulla is about 14 km away. Baramula is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagiyar (2.9 km), Nambalan (3.5 km) and Sadi Pora (5.3 km).

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

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