About Ban Gheehal Village

Ban Gheehal is a mid sized village in Devsar tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 360 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.5 hectares hectares.

Ban Gheehal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Gheehal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kulgam
Tehsil	Devsar
Area (hectares)	44.5 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	360
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ban Gheehal compares

By the 2011 count Ban Gheehal is the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 44.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ban Gheehal

Ban Gheehal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ban Gheehal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ban Gheehal from other places

Ban Gheehal lies about 23 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 15 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 Ban Gheehal
Nearest town	Pulwama	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Awantipura	15 km
District headquarters	Kulgam	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devsar	27 km

Villages closest to Ban Gheehal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devsar 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.

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Common questions about Ban Gheehal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Gheehal village had a population of 704. That makes it the 10th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Ban Gheehal village has 360 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Gheehal has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Ban Gheehal covers 44.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ban Gheehal falls under Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ban Gheehal is Awantipura, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ban Gheehal.

Ban Gheehal is about 23 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Gheehal is in Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district. Pulwama is about 8.1 km away. Awantipura is about 15 km away. Kulgam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.