About Hamiling Village

Hamiling is a small village in Zanskar tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 116 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,293 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.29 hectares hectares.

Hamiling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamiling village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Zanskar
Area (hectares)	94.29 hectares
Population	266
Male Population	116
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,293
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamiling compares

By the 2011 count Hamiling is the 22nd largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 552 residents. Its 94.29 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hamiling

Hamiling is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hamiling as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abran, Akshow, Ating and Chah. 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 Hamiling

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamiling village had a population of 266. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 552 residents.

Hamiling village has 116 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamiling has about 1293 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Hamiling covers 94.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hamiling falls under Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Hamiling notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Hamiling.

Hamiling is in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil 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.