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About Har Wath Village

Har Wath is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 568 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Har Wath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Har Wath village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode 192233
Area (hectares) 85.8 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 568
Female Population 520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Har Wath compares

By the 2011 count Har Wath is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 85.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Har Wath

Har Wath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Har Wath as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Har Wath from other places

Har Wath lies about 17 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 3.8 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 Har Wath
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 3.8 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 17 km
District headquarters Kulgam 17 km

Villages closest to Har Wath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Har Wath

As per the Census of India 2011, Har Wath village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Har Wath village has 568 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Har Wath has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Har Wath is 192233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Har Wath covers 85.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Har Wath falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Har Wath is Bijbiara, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Har Wath.

Har Wath is about 17 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Har Wath is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Bijbiara is about 3.8 km away. Bijbehara is about 6.5 km away. Damhal Hanjipora 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 Nandimarg (6.7 km), Wari Pora (8.9 km) and Kemo Mashigam Jagir (9.1 km).

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

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