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About Kulan Gam Bagh Village

Kulan Gam Bagh is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,861, made up of 1,504 males and 1,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.6 hectares hectares.

Kulan Gam Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulan Gam Bagh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Area (hectares) 214.6 hectares
Population 2,861
Male Population 1,504
Female Population 1,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Kulan Gam Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Kulan Gam Bagh is the 12th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 214.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kulan Gam Bagh

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

Kulan Gam Bagh lies about 25 km from Kupwara. 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 Kulan Gam Bagh
Nearest town Sopur 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 12 km
District headquarters Kupwara 25 km

Villages closest to Kulan Gam Bagh

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 Kulan Gam Bagh

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulan Gam Bagh village had a population of 2,861. That makes it the 12th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kulan Gam Bagh village has 1,504 males and 1,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulan Gam Bagh has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Kulan Gam Bagh covers 214.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulan Gam Bagh falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kulan Gam Bagh notes the nearest railway station 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 Kulan Gam Bagh.

Kulan Gam Bagh is about 25 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulan Gam Bagh is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Sopur is about 9.8 km away. Handwara is about 12 km away. Kupwara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khan Pora (under 2 km), Wangam (1.8 km) and Mundi Gam (3.5 km).

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

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