About Sarmarg Village

Sarmarg is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 1,054 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.8 hectares hectares.

Sarmarg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmarg village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	293.8 hectares
Population	2,003
Male Population	1,054
Female Population	949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarmarg compares

By the 2011 count Sarmarg is the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 293.8 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 Sarmarg

Sarmarg is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sarmarg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sarmarg from other places

Sarmarg lies about 15 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 30 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 Sarmarg
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	11 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	15 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	15 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	30 km

Villages closest to Sarmarg

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 Sarmarg

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmarg village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Sarmarg village has 1,054 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmarg has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Sarmarg covers 293.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarmarg is Baramula, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarmarg.

Sarmarg is about 15 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmarg is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 11 km away. Kupwara is about 15 km away. Kopawor is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.