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About Bagh Mahanand Village

Bagh Mahanand is a mid sized village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 411 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagh Mahanand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagh Mahanand village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191201
Area (hectares) 23.1 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 411
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagh Mahanand compares

By the 2011 count Bagh Mahanand is the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 23.1 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bagh Mahanand

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

Bagh Mahanand lies about 4.7 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 22 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 Bagh Mahanand
District headquarters Ganderbal 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 10 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 22 km

Villages closest to Bagh Mahanand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lar 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 Bagh Mahanand

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagh Mahanand village had a population of 739. That makes it the 28th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Bagh Mahanand village has 411 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagh Mahanand has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bagh Mahanand is 191201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagh Mahanand covers 23.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagh Mahanand falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bagh Mahanand is Pattan, about 22 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 Bagh Mahanand.

Bagh Mahanand is about 4.7 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagh Mahanand is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 4.7 km away. Lar is about 10 km away. Pattan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagh Zaman Ganai (under 2 km), Bena Hama (1.6 km) and Qasba Lar (1.7 km).

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

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