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About Namblan Village

Namblan is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 707 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namblan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namblan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 683.9 hectares
Population 1,386
Male Population 707
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namblan compares

By the 2011 count Namblan is the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 683.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Namblan

Namblan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namblan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Namblan from other places

Namblan lies about 36 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 80 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 Namblan
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 28 km
Nearest town Rajaori 28 km
District headquarters Rajouri 36 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 80 km

Villages closest to Namblan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Namblan village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Namblan village has 707 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namblan has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Namblan is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namblan covers 683.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Namblan falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Namblan is Dugga, about 80 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Namblan.

Namblan is about 36 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namblan is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 28 km away. Rajaori is about 28 km away. Rajouri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohana (3.7 km), Phowalgah (6.4 km) and Phaio Manalan (9.2 km).

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

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