About Gomal Village

Gomal is a mid sized village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 518 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares.

Gomal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Area (hectares)	70.8 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	518
Female Population	464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Gomal compares

By the 2011 count Gomal is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Gomal

Gomal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gomal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gomal from other places

Gomal lies about 39 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 51 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 Gomal
Tehsil headquarters	Karnah	2.3 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	39 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	39 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	51 km

Villages closest to Gomal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnah 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 Gomal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomal village had a population of 982. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Gomal village has 518 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomal has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Gomal covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gomal falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gomal is Baramula, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gomal.

Gomal is about 39 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomal is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 2.3 km away. Kupwara is about 39 km away. Kopawor is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.