About Dranga Village

Dranga is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 335 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dranga village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	101.2 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	335
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dranga compares

By the 2011 count Dranga is the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 101.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dranga

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

Dranga lies about 19 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 49 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 Dranga
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	6.0 km
District headquarters	Doda	19 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	49 km

Villages closest to Dranga

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

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Common questions about Dranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Dranga village had a population of 649. That makes it the 30th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dranga village has 335 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dranga has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dranga is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dranga covers 101.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dranga falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dranga is Udhampur, about 49 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 Dranga.

Dranga is about 19 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dranga is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 6.0 km away. Doda is about 19 km away. Udhampur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.