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About Azamabad Village

Azamabad is a large village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,694, made up of 1,393 males and 1,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Azamabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azamabad village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 2,694
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Azamabad compares

By the 2011 count Azamabad is the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Azamabad

Azamabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Azamabad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Azamabad from other places

Azamabad lies about 15 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 48 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 Azamabad
Tehsil headquarters Mandi under 2 km
District headquarters Punch 15 km
Nearest town Pūnch 15 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 48 km

Villages closest to Azamabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azamabad village had a population of 2,694. That makes it the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Azamabad village has 1,393 males and 1,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azamabad has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Azamabad is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Azamabad covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Azamabad falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Azamabad is Baramula, about 48 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Azamabad.

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

Azamabad is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about under 2 km away. Punch is about 15 km away. Pūnch 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 Jalian (under 2 km), Mandi (under 2 km) and Dhangri (1.6 km).

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

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