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About Dramman Village

Dramman is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 331 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dramman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dramman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 95.84 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 331
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dramman compares

By the 2011 count Dramman is the 27th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 95.84 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dramman

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

Dramman lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Dramman
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 18 km

Villages closest to Dramman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dramman village had a population of 662. That makes it the 27th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dramman village has 331 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dramman has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dramman is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dramman covers 95.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dramman falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dramman is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dramman.

Dramman is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dramman is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanala Khas (under 2 km), Hara (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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