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About Dirhama Village

Dirhama is a mid sized village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 497 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.4 hectares hectares.

Dirhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirhama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 83.4 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 497
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dirhama compares

By the 2011 count Dirhama is the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 83.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dirhama

Dirhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dirhama as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dirhama from other places

Dirhama lies about 9.3 km from Anantnag. 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 Dirhama
District headquarters Anantnag 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 26 km

Villages closest to Dirhama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirhama village had a population of 986. That makes it the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Dirhama village has 497 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirhama has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Dirhama covers 83.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dirhama falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dirhama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dirhama.

Dirhama is about 9.3 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirhama is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Anantnag is about 9.3 km away. Pahalgam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peth Nambal (under 2 km), Adlash Magam (under 2 km) and Trail (under 2 km).

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

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