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About Begh Gund Village

Begh 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 513, made up of 258 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begh Gund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begh Gund village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Tral
Pincode 192123
Area (hectares) 109.3 hectares
Population 513
Male Population 258
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Begh Gund compares

By the 2011 count Begh Gund is the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 109.3 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Begh Gund

Begh Gund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Begh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begh Gund from other places

Begh Gund lies about 15 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Panzgom, about 2.6 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 Begh Gund
Nearest railway station Panzgom 2.6 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tral 13 km
District headquarters Pulwama 15 km

Villages closest to Begh 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 Begh Gund

As per the Census of India 2011, Begh Gund village had a population of 513. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Begh Gund village has 258 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begh Gund has about 988 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 Begh Gund is 192123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begh Gund covers 109.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Begh Gund is Panzgom, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Begh Gund.

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

Begh Gund is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. Panzgom is about 2.6 km away. Bijbehara is about 6.4 km away. Tral is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangrama (2.5 km), Khasi Pora (5.0 km) and Nagin Pora (5.0 km).

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

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