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About Sumbal Bag Village

Sumbal Bag is a large village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,599 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumbal Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumbal Bag village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Pincode 193401
Area (hectares) 426.5 hectares
Population 3,161
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sumbal Bag compares

By the 2011 count Sumbal Bag is the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 426.5 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sumbal Bag

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

Sumbal Bag lies about 28 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 10 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 Sumbal Bag
Nearest railway station Pattan 10 km
Nearest town Ganderbal 12 km
District headquarters Baramula 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 28 km

Villages closest to Sumbal Bag

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 Sumbal Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumbal Bag village had a population of 3,161. That makes it the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Sumbal Bag village has 1,599 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumbal Bag has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sumbal Bag is 193401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumbal Bag covers 426.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sumbal Bag is Pattan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sumbal Bag.

Sumbal Bag is about 28 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumbal Bag is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 10 km away. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Baramula is about 28 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 (6.2 km), Gulkhandan (12 km) and Chak Mirza Jamadar (13 km).

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

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