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About Kulhama Village

Kulhama is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 256 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulhama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Pincode 193402
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 256
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulhama compares

By the 2011 count Kulhama is the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kulhama

Kulhama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulhama as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kulhama from other places

Kulhama lies about 34 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 16 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 Kulhama
Nearest town Ganderbal 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 33 km
District headquarters Baramula 34 km

Villages closest to Kulhama

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 Kulhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulhama village had a population of 531. That makes it the 57th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Kulhama village has 256 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulhama has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kulhama is 193402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulhama covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulhama is Pattan, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kulhama.

Kulhama is about 34 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulhama is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Ganderbal is about 5.8 km away. Pattan is about 16 km away. Tangmarg is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumbal Bag (6.2 km), Gulkhandan (6.8 km) and Takia Bata Pora (12 km).

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

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