About Brana Dab Village

Brana Dab 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 1,663, made up of 870 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brana Dab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brana Dab village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Rafiabad
Pincode	193301
Area (hectares)	130.7 hectares
Population	1,663
Male Population	870
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Brana Dab compares

By the 2011 count Brana Dab is the 17th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 130.7 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Brana Dab

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

Brana Dab lies about 31 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 11 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 Brana Dab
Nearest town	Ganderbal	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	11 km
District headquarters	Baramula	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiabad	32 km

Villages closest to Brana Dab

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 Brana Dab

As per the Census of India 2011, Brana Dab village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 17th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Brana Dab village has 870 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brana Dab has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Brana Dab covers 130.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Brana Dab is Mazhom, about 11 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 Brana Dab.

Brana Dab is about 31 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brana Dab is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Ganderbal is about 8.9 km away. Mazhom is about 11 km away. Baramula is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.