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About Archander Hama Village

Archander Hama is a large village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,575, made up of 1,386 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Archander Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Archander Hama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193121
Area (hectares) 55.9 hectares
Population 2,575
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Archander Hama compares

By the 2011 count Archander Hama is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 55.9 hectares work out to about 46 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 920.

Getting to Archander Hama

The census records public bus service for Archander Hama 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Archander Hama from other places

Archander Hama lies about 27 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about under 2 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 Archander Hama
Nearest railway station Mazhom under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 7.2 km
Nearest town Soyībug 9.7 km
District headquarters Baramula 27 km

Villages closest to Archander Hama

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 Archander Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Archander Hama village had a population of 2,575. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Archander Hama village has 1,386 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Archander Hama has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Archander Hama is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Archander Hama covers 55.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Archander Hama is Mazhom, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Archander Hama.

Archander Hama 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.

Archander Hama is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about under 2 km away. Pattan is about 7.2 km away. Soyībug is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chander Hama (under 2 km), Gund Khawja Kasim (under 2 km) and Agar Kallan (1.7 km).

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

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