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About Gashand Village

Gashand is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 237 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gashand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gashand village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182161
Area (hectares) 176.9 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 237
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gashand compares

By the 2011 count Gashand is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 176.9 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gashand

Gashand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gashand as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Champari, Charat, Dhandhar and Dhar Shiv Garh. 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 Gashand

As per the Census of India 2011, Gashand village had a population of 465. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Gashand village has 237 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gashand has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gashand is 182161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gashand covers 176.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gashand falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Gashand notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gashand.

Gashand is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur 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 Gashand today is likely to be higher.

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