About Layan Village

Layan is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 158 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Layan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Layan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	62.3 hectares
Population	297
Male Population	158
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Layan compares

By the 2011 count Layan is the 133rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 62.3 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Layan

Layan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Layan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kutub Nizam, Ladwal, Lalyandi and Langotian. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Layan

As per the Census of India 2011, Layan village had a population of 297. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Layan village has 158 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Layan has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Layan is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Layan covers 62.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Layan falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Layan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Layan.

Layan is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.