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About Durahama Village

Durahama 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 698, made up of 359 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durahama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durahama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Kreeri
Pincode 193101
Area (hectares) 92.3 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 359
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Durahama compares

By the 2011 count Durahama is the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 92.3 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Durahama

Durahama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durahama 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 Durahama from other places

Durahama lies about 19 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 Durahama
Nearest town Sopur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kreeri 19 km
District headquarters Baramula 19 km

Villages closest to Durahama

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 Durahama

As per the Census of India 2011, Durahama village had a population of 698. That makes it the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Durahama village has 359 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durahama has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Durahama covers 92.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Durahama 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 Durahama.

Durahama is about 19 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durahama is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Sopur is about 7.1 km away. Kreeri is about 19 km away. Baramula is about 19 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 (2.8 km), Duda Bug (7.0 km) and Hail Jagir (8.8 km).

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

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