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About Dundusa Village

Dundusa 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 559, made up of 277 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundusa village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 82.1 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 277
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundusa compares

By the 2011 count Dundusa is the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 82.1 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dundusa

Dundusa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dundusa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dundusa from other places

Dundusa lies about 12 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 10 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 Dundusa
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Sopur 10 km
District headquarters Baramula 12 km

Villages closest to Dundusa

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.

Common questions about Dundusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundusa village had a population of 559. That makes it the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Dundusa village has 277 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundusa has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dundusa is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundusa covers 82.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dundusa is Sopur, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dundusa.

Dundusa is about 12 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundusa is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 4.6 km away. Sopur is about 10 km away. Baramula is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duli Gund (under 2 km), Chrali Gund (under 2 km) and Dursu Khalsa (under 2 km).

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

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