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About Gandhote Village

Gandhote is a mid sized village in Ramban tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 814 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.5 hectares hectares.

Gandhote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhote village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Ramban
Area (hectares) 528.5 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 814
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhote compares

By the 2011 count Gandhote is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents. Its 528.5 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gandhote

Gandhote is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digdole, Dukson, Famroot and Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandhote

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhote village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,604 residents.

Gandhote village has 814 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhote has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Gandhote covers 528.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhote falls under Ramban tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gandhote notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhote.

Gandhote is in Ramban tehsil of Ramban district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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