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About Hamam Village

Hamam is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 180 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.4 hectares hectares.

Hamam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Area (hectares) 36.4 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 180
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamam compares

By the 2011 count Hamam is the 55th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 36.4 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Hamam

Hamam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hamam as Available within 10+ 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 Hamam from other places

Hamam lies about 15 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 Hamam
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 14 km
District headquarters Baramula 15 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 15 km

Villages closest to Hamam

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 Hamam

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamam village had a population of 330. That makes it the 55th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Hamam village has 180 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamam has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Hamam covers 36.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hamam.

Hamam is about 15 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamam is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 14 km away. Baramula is about 15 km away. Bāramūla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kitar Daji (3.3 km), Ludhu Lodura (4.3 km) and Ladi Angan (5.0 km).

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

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