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About Gamwara Village

Gamwara is a small village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 193 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamwara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191131
Area (hectares) 26.3 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 193
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamwara compares

By the 2011 count Gamwara is the 36th 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 26.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Gamwara

Gamwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamwara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gamwara from other places

Gamwara 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 Gamwara
Tehsil headquarters Lar under 2 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 12 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km

Villages closest to Gamwara

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 Gamwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamwara village had a population of 349. That makes it the 36th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Gamwara village has 193 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamwara has about 808 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 Gamwara is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamwara covers 26.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gamwara is Srinagar Railway Station, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamwara.

Gamwara 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.

Gamwara is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Lar is about under 2 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 Khar Bagh (under 2 km), Rakh Rabitar (under 2 km) and Wata Lar (under 2 km).

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

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