About Bunagam Village

Bunagam is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 448 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunagam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193302
Area (hectares)	60.7 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	448
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunagam compares

By the 2011 count Bunagam is the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Bunagam

Bunagam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bunagam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bunagam from other places

Bunagam lies about 6.8 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 41 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 Bunagam
District headquarters	Kupwara	6.8 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	22 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	41 km

Villages closest to Bunagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunagam village had a population of 876. That makes it the 114th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Bunagam village has 448 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunagam has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Bunagam is 193302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunagam covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bunagam falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bunagam is Sopur, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bunagam.

Bunagam is about 6.8 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunagam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 6.8 km away. Kopawor is about 6.8 km away. Handwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.