About Braman Village

Braman is a mid sized village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,053 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Braman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Braman village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Rafiabad
Pincode	193301
Area (hectares)	117.4 hectares
Population	1,980
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Braman compares

By the 2011 count Braman is the 12th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 117.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Braman

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

Braman lies about 29 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 28 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 Braman
Nearest town	Kopawor	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiabad	23 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	28 km
District headquarters	Baramula	29 km

Villages closest to Braman

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

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Common questions about Braman

As per the Census of India 2011, Braman village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 12th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Braman village has 1,053 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Braman has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Braman is 193301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Braman covers 117.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Braman falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Braman is Sopur, about 28 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 village for Braman.

Braman is about 29 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Braman is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Kopawor is about 6.9 km away. Rafiabad is about 23 km away. Sopur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.