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About Nawab Bag Village

Nawab Bag 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 543, made up of 248 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.4 hectares hectares.

Nawab Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawab Bag village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 47.4 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 248
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawab Bag compares

By the 2011 count Nawab Bag is the 33rd 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 47.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Nawab Bag

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

Nawab Bag lies about 8.0 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 13 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 Nawab Bag
District headquarters Ganderbal 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 19 km

Villages closest to Nawab Bag

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 Nawab Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawab Bag village had a population of 543. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Nawab Bag village has 248 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawab Bag has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Nawab Bag covers 47.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Nawab Bag is Pattan, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Nawab Bag.

Nawab Bag is about 8.0 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawab Bag is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 8.0 km away. Pattan is about 13 km away. Lar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badam Pora (under 2 km), Wakura (under 2 km) and Zazna (under 2 km).

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

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