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About Chander Hama Village

Chander Hama is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 734 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.1 hectares hectares.

Chander Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chander Hama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Area (hectares) 199.1 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 734
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Chander Hama compares

By the 2011 count Chander Hama is the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 199.1 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chander Hama

Chander Hama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chander 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chander Hama from other places

Chander 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 Chander 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 Chander 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 Chander Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chander Hama village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Chander Hama village has 734 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chander Hama has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Chander Hama covers 199.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chander Hama is Mazhom, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chander Hama.

Chander 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.

Chander 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 Archander 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 Chander Hama today is likely to be higher.

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