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About Bragam Village

Bragam is a large village in Dooru tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,391 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bragam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bragam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Dooru
Pincode 192211
Area (hectares) 196.3 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bragam compares

By the 2011 count Bragam is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 196.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bragam

Bragam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bragam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bragam from other places

Bragam lies about 17 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 3.5 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 Bragam
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 3.5 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dooru 17 km
District headquarters Anantnag 17 km

Villages closest to Bragam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bragam village had a population of 2,629. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Bragam village has 1,391 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bragam has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bragam is 192211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bragam covers 196.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bragam falls under Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bragam is Hiller Shahabad, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bragam.

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

Bragam is in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. Hiller Shahabad is about 3.5 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 3.6 km away. Dooru 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 Kriri Shah Abad (2.2 km), Hillar Shah Abad (3.0 km) and Shangrin (4.0 km).

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

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