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About Bardala Village

Bardala 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 680, made up of 375 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bardala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bardala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191131
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 375
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bardala compares

By the 2011 count Bardala is the 29th 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 62.7 hectares work out to about 11 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 Bardala

Bardala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bardala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bardala from other places

Bardala lies about 3.4 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 18 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 Bardala
District headquarters Ganderbal 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 13 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 18 km

Villages closest to Bardala

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 Bardala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bardala village had a population of 680. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Bardala village has 375 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bardala has about 813 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 Bardala is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bardala covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bardala is Mazhom, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Bardala.

Bardala is about 3.4 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bardala is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 3.4 km away. Lar is about 13 km away. Mazhom is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danger Pora (under 2 km), Khrani Hama (under 2 km) and Thuru (under 2 km).

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

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