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About Zethan Village

Zethan is a mid sized village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 377 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zethan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zethan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 377
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zethan compares

By the 2011 count Zethan is the 38th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Zethan

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

Zethan lies about 13 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 Zethan
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 9.1 km
District headquarters Baramula 13 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 13 km

Villages closest to Zethan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Zethan village had a population of 731. That makes it the 38th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Zethan village has 377 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zethan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Zethan is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zethan covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Zethan falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Zethan 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 Zethan.

Zethan is about 13 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zethan is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 9.1 km away. Baramula is about 13 km away. Bāramūla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seen (under 2 km), Mandinu Hachinar (under 2 km) and Chatusa (1.9 km).

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

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