About Amar Garh Village

Amar Garh 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 1,984, made up of 1,058 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amar Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amar Garh village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	151.4 hectares
Population	1,984
Male Population	1,058
Female Population	926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Amar Garh compares

By the 2011 count Amar Garh is the 33rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 151.4 hectares work out to about 13 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 Amar Garh

Amar Garh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Amar Garh 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 Adura, Ahagam, Ananwan and Ash 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.

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Common questions about Amar Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Amar Garh village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Amar Garh village has 1,058 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amar Garh has about 875 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 Amar Garh is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amar Garh covers 151.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Amar Garh 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 Amar Garh.

Amar Garh 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.