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About Zalura Village

Zalura is a large village in Sopore tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,787, made up of 2,478 males and 2,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zalura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zalura village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Sopore
Pincode 193201
Area (hectares) 436.7 hectares
Population 4,787
Male Population 2,478
Female Population 2,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zalura compares

By the 2011 count Zalura is the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents. Its 436.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Zalura

Zalura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zalura as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Zalura from other places

Zalura lies about 22 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 Zalura
Tehsil headquarters Sopore 16 km
Nearest town Sopur 16 km
District headquarters Baramula 22 km

Villages closest to Zalura

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 Zalura

As per the Census of India 2011, Zalura village had a population of 4,787. That makes it the 9th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,607 residents.

Zalura village has 2,478 males and 2,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zalura has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Zalura is 193201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zalura covers 436.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Zalura notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Zalura.

Zalura is about 22 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zalura is in Sopore tehsil of Baramula district. Sopore is about 16 km away. Sopur is about 16 km away. Baramula is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasmat Pora (1.8 km), Mala Mapan Pora (2.1 km) and Harwan (2.4 km).

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

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