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About Bat Gund Village

Bat Gund is a mid sized village in Tral tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,005 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bat Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bat Gund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Tral
Pincode 192123
Area (hectares) 216.5 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,005
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bat Gund compares

By the 2011 count Bat Gund is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 216.5 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bat Gund

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

Bat Gund lies about 20 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 12 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 Bat Gund
Tehsil headquarters Tral 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Awantipura 12 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 18 km
District headquarters Pulwama 20 km

Villages closest to Bat Gund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tral 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 Bat Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Bat Gund village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Bat Gund village has 1,005 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bat Gund has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bat Gund is 192123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bat Gund covers 216.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bat Gund falls under Tral tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bat Gund is Awantipura, about 12 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 Bat Gund.

Bat Gund is about 20 km from Pulwama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bat Gund is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. Tral is about 3.4 km away. Awantipura is about 12 km away. Bijbehara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamraj (under 2 km), Gwang (1.5 km) and Arigam Ullar (1.9 km).

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

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