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About Gundi Momin Village

Gundi Momin is a small village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 261 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundi Momin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundi Momin village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193224
Area (hectares) 51.4 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 261
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Gundi Momin compares

By the 2011 count Gundi Momin is the 151st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 51.4 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 Momin

Gundi Momin is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundi Momin 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 Gundi Momin from other places

Gundi Momin lies about 8.7 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 37 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 Momin
District headquarters Kupwara 8.7 km
Nearest town Kopawor 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 15 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 37 km

Villages closest to Gundi Momin

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 Momin

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundi Momin village had a population of 487. That makes it the 151st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Gundi Momin village has 261 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundi Momin has about 866 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 Momin is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundi Momin covers 51.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gundi Momin is Baramula, about 37 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 Gundi Momin.

Gundi Momin is about 8.7 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundi Momin is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 8.7 km away. Kopawor is about 8.7 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 Pazi Pora (under 2 km), Cheer Kote (under 2 km) and Wilgam (3.2 km).

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

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