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About Aglar Village

Aglar is a large village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,099 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Aglar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aglar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aglar compares

By the 2011 count Aglar is the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Aglar

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

Aglar lies about 27 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 1.9 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 Aglar
Nearest railway station Mazhom 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 8.0 km
Nearest town Soyībug 9.8 km
District headquarters Baramula 27 km

Villages closest to Aglar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aglar village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Aglar village has 1,099 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aglar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Aglar covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aglar falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Aglar is Mazhom, about 1.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Aglar.

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

Aglar is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 1.9 km away. Pattan is about 8.0 km away. Soyībug is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agar Kallan (under 2 km), Mala Buchan (under 2 km) and Qasba Malmoh (under 2 km).

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

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