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About Zazna Village

Zazna 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 1,409, made up of 715 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares.

Zazna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zazna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 131.5 hectares
Population 1,409
Male Population 715
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zazna compares

By the 2011 count Zazna is the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 11 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 Zazna

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

Zazna lies about 8.3 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 Zazna
District headquarters Ganderbal 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 19 km

Villages closest to Zazna

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 Zazna

As per the Census of India 2011, Zazna village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Zazna village has 715 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zazna has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Zazna covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zazna 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 village for Zazna.

Zazna is about 8.3 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zazna is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 8.3 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), Nawab Bag (under 2 km) and Ahan (1.7 km).

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

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