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About Draman Village

Draman is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 202 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Draman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Draman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 156.86 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 202
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Draman compares

By the 2011 count Draman is the 70th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 156.86 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Draman

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

Draman lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 24 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 Draman
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 27 km

Villages closest to Draman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Draman village had a population of 372. That makes it the 70th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Draman village has 202 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Draman has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Draman is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Draman covers 156.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Draman falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Draman is Buffer Stop, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Draman.

Draman is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Draman is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 24 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Hafwana (5.5 km), Ghurana (5.5 km) and Kanaid (5.5 km).

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

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