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About Dwaran Village

Dwaran is a large village in Uri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,109, made up of 1,089 males and 1,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dwaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dwaran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Uri
Pincode 193123
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 2,109
Male Population 1,089
Female Population 1,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dwaran compares

By the 2011 count Dwaran is the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dwaran

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

Dwaran lies about 26 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 Dwaran
Tehsil headquarters Uri 6.1 km
District headquarters Baramula 26 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 26 km

Villages closest to Dwaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uri 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 Dwaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Dwaran village had a population of 2,109. That makes it the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Dwaran village has 1,089 males and 1,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dwaran has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Dwaran is 193123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dwaran covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dwaran falls under Uri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dwaran 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 Dwaran.

Dwaran is about 26 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dwaran is in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. Uri is about 6.1 km away. Baramula is about 26 km away. Bāramūla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani Saidan (under 2 km), Darah Gutliyan (under 2 km) and Gingal (2.2 km).

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

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