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About Dusoo Village

Dusoo is a mid sized village in Pampore tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 384 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.9 hectares hectares.

Dusoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dusoo village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Pampore
Area (hectares) 286.9 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 384
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dusoo compares

By the 2011 count Dusoo is the 19th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents. Its 286.9 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dusoo

Dusoo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dusoo 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dusoo from other places

Dusoo lies about 15 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 6.6 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 Dusoo
Tehsil headquarters Pampore 4.8 km
Nearest town Pāmpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 6.6 km
District headquarters Pulwama 15 km

Villages closest to Dusoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dusoo village had a population of 778. That makes it the 19th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,175 residents.

Dusoo village has 384 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dusoo has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Dusoo covers 286.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dusoo falls under Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dusoo is Pampur, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dusoo.

Dusoo is about 15 km from Pulwama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dusoo is in Pampore tehsil of Pulwama district. Pampore is about 4.8 km away. Pāmpur is about 4.8 km away. Pampur is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gund Bal (1.6 km), Androsa (2.0 km) and Lal Pora (2.0 km).

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

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