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About Lal Gam Village

Lal Gam 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 785, made up of 388 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.43 hectares hectares.

Lal Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lal Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Tral
Area (hectares) 106.43 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 388
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Lal Gam compares

By the 2011 count Lal Gam is the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 106.43 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Lal Gam

Lal Gam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lal Gam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lal Gam from other places

Lal Gam lies about 15 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 8.4 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 Lal Gam
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 8.4 km
Nearest town Srinagar 13 km
District headquarters Pulwama 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tral 31 km

Villages closest to Lal Gam

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 Lal Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Lal Gam village had a population of 785. That makes it the 49th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Lal Gam village has 388 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lal Gam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Lal Gam covers 106.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lal Gam falls under Tral tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lal Gam is Srinagar Railway Station, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lal Gam.

Lal Gam 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.

Lal Gam is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 8.4 km away. Srinagar is about 13 km away. Pulwama is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajinar Nor (2.5 km), Deedar Pora (13 km) and Gulshan Pora (16 km).

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

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