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About Ijara Village

Ijara is a mid sized village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,746, made up of 902 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.3 hectares hectares.

Ijara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ijara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Area (hectares) 281.3 hectares
Population 1,746
Male Population 902
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ijara compares

By the 2011 count Ijara is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 281.3 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Ijara

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

Ijara lies about 11 km from Baramula. 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 Ijara
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 11 km
District headquarters Baramula 11 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 11 km

Villages closest to Ijara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boniyar 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 Ijara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ijara village had a population of 1,746. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Ijara village has 902 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ijara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Ijara covers 281.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ijara falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Ijara notes the nearest railway station 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 Ijara.

Ijara is about 11 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ijara is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 11 km away. Baramula is about 11 km away. Bāramūla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagnari (1.6 km), Shala Dajan (2.6 km) and Limber (3.6 km).

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

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