About Sumbal Bala Village

Sumbal Bala is a large village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,415, made up of 1,232 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumbal Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumbal Bala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Kangan
Pincode	191202
Area (hectares)	183.7 hectares
Population	2,415
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumbal Bala compares

By the 2011 count Sumbal Bala is the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 183.7 hectares work out to about 13 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 Sumbal Bala

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

Sumbal Bala lies about 26 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, 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 Sumbal Bala
Tehsil headquarters	Kangan	15 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	26 km
Nearest town	Badāmibāgh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Pampur	30 km

Villages closest to Sumbal Bala

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.

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Common questions about Sumbal Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumbal Bala village had a population of 2,415. That makes it the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Sumbal Bala village has 1,232 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumbal Bala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Sumbal Bala is 191202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumbal Bala covers 183.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sumbal Bala falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sumbal Bala is Pampur, about 30 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 Sumbal Bala.

Sumbal Bala is about 26 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumbal Bala is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 15 km away. Ganderbal is about 26 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.