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About Durhama Village

Durhama is a small village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 118 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.8 hectares hectares.

Durhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durhama village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Area (hectares) 19.8 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 118
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durhama compares

By the 2011 count Durhama is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 19.8 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Durhama

Durhama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durhama as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Durhama from other places

Durhama lies about 20 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 3.0 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 Durhama
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 20 km
District headquarters Kulgam 20 km

Villages closest to Durhama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Durhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Durhama village had a population of 248. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Durhama village has 118 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durhama has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Durhama covers 19.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durhama falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Durhama is Hiller Shahabad, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durhama.

Durhama is about 20 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durhama is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Dooru Verinag is about 2.1 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 3.0 km away. Damhal Hanjipora is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmad Abad (4.3 km), Nihama (14 km) and Samnoo (14 km).

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

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