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About Isham Village

Isham is a mid sized village in Uri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 656 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Isham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Isham village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Uri
Pincode 193123
Area (hectares) 342.4 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 656
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Isham compares

By the 2011 count Isham is the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 342.4 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Isham

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

Isham lies about 38 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 Isham
Tehsil headquarters Uri 7.1 km
District headquarters Baramula 38 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 38 km

Villages closest to Isham

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 Isham

As per the Census of India 2011, Isham village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Isham village has 656 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Isham has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

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

Isham covers 342.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Isham 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 Isham.

Isham is about 38 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Isham is in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. Uri is about 7.1 km away. Baramula is about 38 km away. Bāramūla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra (under 2 km), Shadara (1.9 km) and Dardkote (2.3 km).

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

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