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About Gulfam Village

Gulfam is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 124 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.7 hectares hectares.

Gulfam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulfam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 28.7 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 124
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulfam compares

By the 2011 count Gulfam is the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 28.7 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gulfam

Gulfam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulfam as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gul Nore, Gul Sawam, Gulab Bagh and Gulbakawali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gulfam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulfam village had a population of 258. That makes it the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Gulfam village has 124 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulfam has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Gulfam covers 28.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulfam falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gulfam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gulfam is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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