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About Zari Gund Village

Zari Gund is a small village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 75 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.2 hectares hectares.

Zari Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zari Gund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 54.2 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 75
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zari Gund compares

By the 2011 count Zari Gund is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 54.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Zari Gund

Zari Gund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zari Gund as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Zari Gund from other places

Zari Gund lies about 6.3 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 15 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 Zari Gund
District headquarters Ganderbal 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 17 km

Villages closest to Zari Gund

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 Zari Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Zari Gund village had a population of 143. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Zari Gund village has 75 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zari Gund has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Zari Gund covers 54.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Zari Gund is Pattan, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Zari Gund.

Zari Gund is about 6.3 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zari Gund is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 6.3 km away. Pattan is about 15 km away. Lar is about 17 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), Kur Hama (under 2 km) and Latiwaza (1.5 km).

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

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