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About Hanji Wera Village

Hanji Wera is one of the larger villages in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,493, made up of 5,122 males and 4,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanji Wera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanji Wera village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193121
Area (hectares) 466.6 hectares
Population 9,493
Male Population 5,122
Female Population 4,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanji Wera compares

By the 2011 count Hanji Wera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 466.6 hectares work out to about 20 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 Hanji Wera

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

Hanji Wera lies about 24 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 3.6 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 Hanji Wera
Nearest railway station Pattan 3.6 km
Nearest town Soyībug 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 24 km

Villages closest to Hanji Wera

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 Hanji Wera

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanji Wera village had a population of 9,493. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Hanji Wera village has 5,122 males and 4,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanji Wera has about 853 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 Hanji Wera is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanji Wera covers 466.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Hanji Wera is Pattan, about 3.6 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 Hanji Wera.

Hanji Wera is about 24 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanji Wera is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 3.6 km away. Soyībug is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaku (2.0 km), Singh Pora (2.3 km) and Gund Khawja Kasim (2.5 km).

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

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