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About Dara Hama Village

Dara Hama is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 154 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.2 hectares hectares.

Dara Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara Hama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 37.2 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 154
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dara Hama compares

By the 2011 count Dara Hama is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 37.2 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dara Hama

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

Dara Hama lies about 49 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 41 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 Dara Hama
Nearest town Pūnch 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 32 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 41 km
District headquarters Baramula 49 km

Villages closest to Dara Hama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tangmarg 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 Dara Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara Hama village had a population of 293. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Dara Hama village has 154 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara Hama has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Dara Hama covers 37.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dara Hama falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dara Hama is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 41 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 Dara Hama.

Dara Hama is about 49 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dara Hama is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Pūnch is about 28 km away. Tangmarg is about 32 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardu Bani (8.1 km), Sharai (11 km) and Haripora (28 km).

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

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