About Sheikh Zoo Village

Sheikh Zoo 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 803, made up of 425 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Zoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Zoo village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Pincode	193501
Area (hectares)	54.6 hectares
Population	803
Male Population	425
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh Zoo compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Zoo is the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 54.6 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sheikh Zoo

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

Sheikh Zoo lies about 19 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 1.7 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 Sheikh Zoo
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	1.7 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	7.1 km
District headquarters	Ganderbal	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	30 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Zoo

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 Sheikh Zoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Zoo village had a population of 803. That makes it the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Sheikh Zoo village has 425 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Zoo has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh Zoo is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh Zoo covers 54.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sheikh Zoo is Mazhom, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikh Zoo.

Sheikh Zoo is about 19 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Zoo is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Mazhom is about 1.7 km away. Soyībug is about 7.1 km away. Ganderbal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.