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About Nuner Village

Nuner is a large village in Ganderbal tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,612, made up of 1,891 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nuner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nuner village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Ganderbal
Pincode 191203
Area (hectares) 339.9 hectares
Population 3,612
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nuner compares

By the 2011 count Nuner is the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 339.9 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 935.

Getting to Nuner

Nuner is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nuner 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nuner from other places

Nuner lies about 3.5 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 23 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 Nuner
Tehsil headquarters Ganderbal 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 23 km

Villages closest to Nuner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nuner village had a population of 3,612. That makes it the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Nuner village has 1,891 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nuner has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Nuner is 191203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nuner covers 339.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nuner falls under Ganderbal tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nuner is Mazhom, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nuner.

Nuner is about 3.5 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nuner is in Ganderbal tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 3.5 km away. Mazhom 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 Urpash (under 2 km), Babosi Pora (1.5 km) and Wail (2.1 km).

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

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