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About Dara Kujan Village

Dara Kujan is a small village in Boniyar tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 246 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.4 hectares hectares.

Dara Kujan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara Kujan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Boniyar
Area (hectares) 55.4 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 246
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dara Kujan compares

By the 2011 count Dara Kujan is the 43rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 55.4 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dara Kujan

Dara Kujan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dara Kujan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dara Kujan from other places

Dara Kujan lies about 18 km from Baramula. 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 Dara Kujan
Tehsil headquarters Boniyar 18 km
District headquarters Baramula 18 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 18 km

Villages closest to Dara Kujan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boniyar 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 Dara Kujan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara Kujan village had a population of 477. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Dara Kujan village has 246 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara Kujan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Dara Kujan covers 55.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dara Kujan falls under Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dara Kujan 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dara Kujan.

Dara Kujan is about 18 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dara Kujan is in Boniyar tehsil of Baramula district. Boniyar is about 18 km away. Baramula is about 18 km away. Bāramūla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banali (1.8 km), Salasan (2.4 km) and Maidanan (2.8 km).

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

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