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About Gulkhandan Village

Gulkhandan is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 266 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.7 hectares hectares.

Gulkhandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulkhandan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 26.7 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 266
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Gulkhandan compares

By the 2011 count Gulkhandan is the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 26.7 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gulkhandan

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

How far is Gulkhandan from other places

Gulkhandan lies about 39 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 16 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 Gulkhandan
Nearest town Ganderbal 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 35 km
District headquarters Baramula 39 km

Villages closest to Gulkhandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulkhandan village had a population of 530. That makes it the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Gulkhandan village has 266 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulkhandan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Gulkhandan covers 26.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gulkhandan is Mazhom, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gulkhandan.

Gulkhandan is about 39 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulkhandan is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Ganderbal is about 3.8 km away. Mazhom is about 16 km away. Tangmarg is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulhama (6.8 km), Takia Bata Pora (7.4 km) and Raj Pora (12 km).

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

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