About Lilam Village

Lilam 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 1,024, made up of 534 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.8 hectares hectares.

Lilam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lilam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	121.8 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	534
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Lilam compares

By the 2011 count Lilam is the 105th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 121.8 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Lilam

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

Lilam lies about 14 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 Lilam
District headquarters	Kupwara	14 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	15 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	35 km

Villages closest to Lilam

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 Lilam

As per the Census of India 2011, Lilam village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 105th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Lilam village has 534 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lilam has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Lilam covers 121.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Lilam 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 Lilam.

Lilam is about 14 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lilam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 14 km away. Kopawor is about 14 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.