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About Hoom Village

Hoom is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 214 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.1 hectares hectares.

Hoom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hoom village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 44.1 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 214
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hoom compares

By the 2011 count Hoom is the 70th 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 44.1 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 948.

Getting to Hoom

Hoom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hoom 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. The nearest villages by name are Hari Utnu, Haripora, Harnow Kawachak and Hayat Pora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hoom

As per the Census of India 2011, Hoom village had a population of 403. That makes it the 70th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Hoom village has 214 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hoom has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Hoom covers 44.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Hoom notes the nearest railway station 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 Hoom.

Hoom is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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