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About Qasba Khul Village

Qasba Khul is a large village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,879, made up of 2,450 males and 2,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Qasba Khul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Qasba Khul village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode 192233
Area (hectares) 571.8 hectares
Population 4,879
Male Population 2,450
Female Population 2,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Qasba Khul compares

By the 2011 count Qasba Khul is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 571.8 hectares work out to about 8.5 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 951.

Getting to Qasba Khul

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

Qasba Khul lies about 7.4 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Qazigund, about 16 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 Qasba Khul
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 7.4 km
District headquarters Kulgam 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Qazigund 16 km

Villages closest to Qasba Khul

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 Qasba Khul

As per the Census of India 2011, Qasba Khul village had a population of 4,879. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Qasba Khul village has 2,450 males and 2,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Qasba Khul has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Qasba Khul is 192233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Qasba Khul covers 571.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Qasba Khul falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Qasba Khul is Qazigund, about 16 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 Qasba Khul.

Qasba Khul is about 7.4 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Qasba Khul is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 7.4 km away. Kulgam is about 7.4 km away. Qazigund is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ringat (under 2 km), Boh (2.7 km) and Chaki Samad Rather (7.2 km).

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

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