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About Faqir Gujri Village

Faqir Gujri is a mid sized village in Srinagar North tehsil, in the district of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 990 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Faqir Gujri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Faqir Gujri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Srinagar
Tehsil Srinagar North
Pincode 191121
Area (hectares) 119.8 hectares
Population 1,900
Male Population 990
Female Population 910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Faqir Gujri compares

By the 2011 count Faqir Gujri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 119.8 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Faqir Gujri

Faqir Gujri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Faqir Gujri 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 Faqir Gujri from other places

Faqir Gujri lies about 16 km from Srinagar, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 20 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 Faqir Gujri
Nearest town Ganderbal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar North 16 km
District headquarters Srinagar 16 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 20 km

Villages closest to Faqir Gujri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar North 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 Faqir Gujri

As per the Census of India 2011, Faqir Gujri village had a population of 1,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Faqir Gujri village has 990 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Faqir Gujri has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Faqir Gujri is 191121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Faqir Gujri covers 119.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Faqir Gujri falls under Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Faqir Gujri is Srinagar Railway Station, about 20 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 Faqir Gujri.

Faqir Gujri is about 16 km from Srinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Faqir Gujri is in Srinagar North tehsil of Srinagar district. Ganderbal is about 13 km away. Srinagar North is about 16 km away. Srinagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dara (1.8 km), Inder Hama (5.6 km) and Mulanar (11 km).

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

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