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About Ongayee Village

Ongayee is a mid sized village in Atholi tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 335 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2076.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ongayee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ongayee village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Atholi
Pincode 182204
Area (hectares) 2076.1 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 335
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Ongayee compares

By the 2011 count Ongayee is the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 2076.1 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ongayee

Ongayee is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ongayee 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 Luder, Machail, Massu and Mati. 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 Ongayee

As per the Census of India 2011, Ongayee village had a population of 623. That makes it the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Ongayee village has 335 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ongayee has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Ongayee is 182204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ongayee covers 2076.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ongayee falls under Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Ongayee 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 Ongayee.

Ongayee is in Atholi tehsil of Kishtwar 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.

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

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