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About Chunt Valiwar Village

Chunt Valiwar is one of the larger villages in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,950, made up of 3,003 males and 2,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares.

Chunt Valiwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunt Valiwar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 5,950
Male Population 3,003
Female Population 2,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunt Valiwar compares

By the 2011 count Chunt Valiwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 15 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 879.

Getting to Chunt Valiwar

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

Chunt Valiwar lies about 6.5 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 Chunt Valiwar
District headquarters Ganderbal 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 11 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 22 km

Villages closest to Chunt Valiwar

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 Chunt Valiwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunt Valiwar village had a population of 5,950. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Chunt Valiwar village has 3,003 males and 2,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunt Valiwar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Chunt Valiwar covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chunt Valiwar falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chunt Valiwar 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 Chunt Valiwar.

Chunt Valiwar is about 6.5 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunt Valiwar is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 6.5 km away. Lar is about 11 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 Chanthan Gulab Pora (under 2 km), Bagh Mahanand (2.1 km) and Bagh Zaman Ganai (2.3 km).

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

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