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About Gund Bakir Village

Gund Bakir is a small village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 104 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.1 hectares hectares.

Gund Bakir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Bakir village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Area (hectares) 25.1 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 104
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gund Bakir compares

By the 2011 count Gund Bakir is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 25.1 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gund Bakir

Gund Bakir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gund Bakir 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gund Bakir from other places

Gund Bakir lies about 35 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Gund Bakir
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Soyībug 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 31 km
District headquarters Baramula 35 km

Villages closest to Gund Bakir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sopore 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 Gund Bakir

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Bakir village had a population of 198. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Gund Bakir village has 104 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Bakir has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Gund Bakir covers 25.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gund Bakir falls under Sopore tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gund Bakir is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gund Bakir.

Gund Bakir is about 35 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Bakir is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Soyībug is about 3.7 km away. Sopore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tramba Gund (under 2 km), Chera Har (3.5 km) and Danger Pora (11 km).

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

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