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About Kharnipora Village

Kharnipora is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 234 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.7 hectares hectares.

Kharnipora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharnipora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 39.7 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 234
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharnipora compares

By the 2011 count Kharnipora is the 64th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 39.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kharnipora

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

Kharnipora lies about 40 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 15 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 Kharnipora
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 15 km
Nearest town Soyībug 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 23 km
District headquarters Baramula 40 km

Villages closest to Kharnipora

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 Kharnipora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharnipora village had a population of 453. That makes it the 64th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Kharnipora village has 234 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharnipora has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Kharnipora covers 39.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharnipora is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kharnipora.

Kharnipora is about 40 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharnipora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 15 km away. Soyībug is about 18 km away. Tangmarg is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripora (under 2 km), Hardu Shuru (6.5 km) and Sher Bag (6.6 km).

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

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