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About Gundi Lasa Shah Village

Gundi Lasa Shah is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 110 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundi Lasa Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundi Lasa Shah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193224
Area (hectares) 20.2 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 110
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundi Lasa Shah compares

By the 2011 count Gundi Lasa Shah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 20.2 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gundi Lasa Shah

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

Gundi Lasa Shah lies about 13 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 35 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 Gundi Lasa Shah
District headquarters Kupwara 13 km
Nearest town Kopawor 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 15 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 35 km

Villages closest to Gundi Lasa Shah

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 Gundi Lasa Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundi Lasa Shah village had a population of 202. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Gundi Lasa Shah village has 110 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundi Lasa Shah has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gundi Lasa Shah is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundi Lasa Shah covers 20.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gundi Lasa Shah falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gundi Lasa Shah is Baramula, about 35 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 Gundi Lasa Shah.

Gundi Lasa Shah is about 13 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundi Lasa Shah is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 13 km away. Kopawor is about 13 km away. Handwara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bair Gund (under 2 km), Banger Gund (under 2 km) and Gund Chabutra (under 2 km).

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

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