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About Janwara Village

Janwara is a large village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,296 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.3 hectares hectares.

Janwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janwara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Area (hectares) 266.3 hectares
Population 2,462
Male Population 1,296
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janwara compares

By the 2011 count Janwara is the 23rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 266.3 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 Janwara

Janwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Janwara from other places

Janwara lies about 20 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 Janwara
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 6.1 km
Nearest town Sopur 6.1 km
District headquarters Baramula 20 km

Villages closest to Janwara

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 Janwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Janwara village had a population of 2,462. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Janwara village has 1,296 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janwara has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Janwara covers 266.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Janwara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Janwara.

Janwara is about 20 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janwara is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 6.1 km away. Sopur is about 6.1 km away. Baramula is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Botingu (3.1 km), Wadura (3.2 km) and Takia Khan Mohammad (3.5 km).

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

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