About Zaffar Khani Village

Zaffar Khani 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 613, made up of 310 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.9 hectares hectares.

Zaffar Khani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zaffar Khani village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Area (hectares)	46.9 hectares
Population	613
Male Population	310
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Zaffar Khani compares

By the 2011 count Zaffar Khani is the 142nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 46.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Zaffar Khani

Zaffar Khani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zaffar Khani as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Zaffar Khani from other places

Zaffar Khani lies about 14 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 32 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 Zaffar Khani
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	12 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	14 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	14 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	32 km

Villages closest to Zaffar Khani

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 Zaffar Khani

As per the Census of India 2011, Zaffar Khani village had a population of 613. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Zaffar Khani village has 310 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zaffar Khani has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Zaffar Khani covers 46.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zaffar Khani is Baramula, about 32 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 village for Zaffar Khani.

Zaffar Khani 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.

Zaffar Khani is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 12 km away. Kupwara is about 14 km away. Kopawor is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.