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About Desu Now Bugh Village

Desu Now Bugh is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,373, made up of 2,218 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desu Now Bugh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desu Now Bugh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 293.4 hectares
Population 4,373
Male Population 2,218
Female Population 2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desu Now Bugh compares

By the 2011 count Desu Now Bugh is the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 293.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Desu Now Bugh

Desu Now Bugh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Desu Now Bugh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Desu Now Bugh from other places

Desu Now Bugh lies about 27 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, 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 Desu Now Bugh
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 8.5 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 17 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 20 km
District headquarters Anantnag 27 km

Villages closest to Desu Now Bugh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kokernag 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 Desu Now Bugh

As per the Census of India 2011, Desu Now Bugh village had a population of 4,373. That makes it the 12th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Desu Now Bugh village has 2,218 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desu Now Bugh has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Desu Now Bugh is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desu Now Bugh covers 293.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Desu Now Bugh falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Desu Now Bugh is Hiller Shahabad, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Desu Now Bugh.

Desu Now Bugh is about 27 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desu Now Bugh is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Kokernag is about 8.5 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 17 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandi Pora (3.7 km), Nar Sanger (6.1 km) and Deval Gam (6.5 km).

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

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