About Kur Hama Village

Kur 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 2,879, made up of 1,455 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.2 hectares hectares.

Kur Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kur Hama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Area (hectares)	347.2 hectares
Population	2,879
Male Population	1,455
Female Population	1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kur Hama compares

By the 2011 count Kur Hama is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 347.2 hectares work out to about 8.3 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 Kur Hama

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

Kur Hama lies about 5.8 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 16 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 Kur Hama
District headquarters	Ganderbal	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	16 km

Villages closest to Kur 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 Kur Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kur Hama village had a population of 2,879. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Kur Hama village has 1,455 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kur Hama has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Kur Hama covers 347.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kur Hama is Pattan, about 16 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 Kur Hama.

Kur Hama is about 5.8 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kur Hama is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 5.8 km away. Pattan is about 16 km away. Lar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.