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About Duda Bug Village

Duda Bug is a mid sized village in Kreeri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,274, made up of 671 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duda Bug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duda Bug village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Kreeri
Pincode 193101
Area (hectares) 138.4 hectares
Population 1,274
Male Population 671
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duda Bug compares

By the 2011 count Duda Bug is the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 138.4 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Duda Bug

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

Duda Bug lies about 20 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 Duda Bug
Nearest town Sopur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kreeri 20 km
District headquarters Baramula 20 km

Villages closest to Duda Bug

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kreeri 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 Duda Bug

As per the Census of India 2011, Duda Bug village had a population of 1,274. That makes it the 21st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Duda Bug village has 671 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duda Bug has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Duda Bug is 193101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duda Bug covers 138.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duda Bug falls under Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Duda Bug.

Duda Bug is about 20 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duda Bug is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about 13 km away. Kreeri is about 20 km away. Baramula 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 Reshi Pora (5.0 km), Durahama (7.0 km) and Hail Jagir (7.6 km).

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

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