About Draman Village

Draman is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,969, made up of 1,547 males and 1,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Draman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Draman village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	1247 hectares
Population	2,969
Male Population	1,547
Female Population	1,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Draman compares

By the 2011 count Draman is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1247 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Draman

Draman is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Draman as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Draman from other places

Draman lies about 28 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 Draman
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	15 km
Nearest town	Mamun	19 km
District headquarters	Kathua	28 km

Villages closest to Draman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Draman village had a population of 2,969. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Draman village has 1,547 males and 1,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Draman has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Draman is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Draman covers 1247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Draman falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Draman is Nurpur Road, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Draman.

Draman is about 28 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Draman is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 9.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.