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About Fraw Haknar Village

Fraw Haknar is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,918, made up of 1,482 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.3 hectares hectares.

Fraw Haknar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fraw Haknar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 323.3 hectares
Population 2,918
Male Population 1,482
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Fraw Haknar compares

By the 2011 count Fraw Haknar is the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 323.3 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Fraw Haknar

Fraw Haknar 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 Fraw Haknar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Fraw Haknar from other places

Fraw Haknar lies about 12 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Fraw Haknar
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 2.9 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km

Villages closest to Fraw Haknar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kangan 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 Fraw Haknar

As per the Census of India 2011, Fraw Haknar village had a population of 2,918. That makes it the 15th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Fraw Haknar village has 1,482 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fraw Haknar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Fraw Haknar covers 323.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Fraw Haknar falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Fraw Haknar is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Fraw Haknar.

Fraw Haknar is about 12 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fraw Haknar is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 2.9 km away. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arigori Pora (under 2 km), Barwalah (under 2 km) and Daraduder (under 2 km).

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

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