About Bena Hama Village

Bena Hama is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,022 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bena Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bena Hama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Pincode	191201
Area (hectares)	248.5 hectares
Population	2,079
Male Population	1,022
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bena Hama compares

By the 2011 count Bena Hama is the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 248.5 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bena Hama

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

Bena Hama lies about 5.5 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 24 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 Bena Hama
District headquarters	Ganderbal	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	24 km

Villages closest to Bena Hama

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.

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Common questions about Bena Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Bena Hama village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 16th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Bena Hama village has 1,022 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bena Hama has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bena Hama is 191201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bena Hama covers 248.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bena Hama falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bena Hama is Pattan, about 24 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 Bena Hama.

Bena Hama is about 5.5 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bena Hama is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 5.5 km away. Lar is about 8.6 km away. Pattan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.