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About Gund Kamal Village

Gund Kamal 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 544, made up of 274 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.9 hectares hectares.

Gund Kamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gund Kamal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 114.9 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 274
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gund Kamal compares

By the 2011 count Gund Kamal is the 147th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 114.9 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gund Kamal

Gund Kamal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gund Kamal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gund Kamal from other places

Gund Kamal lies about 21 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, 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 Gund Kamal
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 6.3 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 15 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 16 km
District headquarters Kupwara 21 km

Villages closest to Gund Kamal

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.

Common questions about Gund Kamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gund Kamal village had a population of 544. That makes it the 147th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Gund Kamal village has 274 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gund Kamal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Gund Kamal covers 114.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gund Kamal is Baramula, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gund Kamal.

Gund Kamal is about 21 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gund Kamal is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 6.3 km away. Bāramūla is about 15 km away. Baramula 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 Hajan (under 2 km), Kultra (1.7 km) and Ananwan (2.0 km).

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

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