About Hajan Village

Hajan 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 932, made up of 475 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hajan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	189.4 hectares
Population	932
Male Population	475
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hajan compares

By the 2011 count Hajan is the 111th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 189.4 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Hajan

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

Hajan lies about 20 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 Hajan
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	5.5 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	16 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	16 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	20 km

Villages closest to Hajan

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 Hajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Hajan village had a population of 932. That makes it the 111th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Hajan village has 475 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hajan has about 962 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 Hajan is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hajan covers 189.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hajan 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hajan.

Hajan is about 20 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hajan is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 5.5 km away. Bāramūla is about 16 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.