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About Glura Village

Glura 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 1,907, made up of 967 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Glura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Glura village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193302
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,907
Male Population 967
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Glura compares

By the 2011 count Glura is the 36th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 136 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, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Glura

Glura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Glura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dudi Pora, Dugri Pora, Forest Block and Gana Pora. 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.

Common questions about Glura

As per the Census of India 2011, Glura village had a population of 1,907. That makes it the 36th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Glura village has 967 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Glura has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Glura covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Glura notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Glura.

Glura is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara 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 Glura today is likely to be higher.

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