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About Pranigam Village

Pranigam is a mid sized village in Tral tehsil, in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 449 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pranigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pranigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Pulwama
Tehsil Tral
Pincode 192301
Area (hectares) 30.8 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 449
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pranigam compares

By the 2011 count Pranigam is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 30.8 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Pranigam

Pranigam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pranigam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pranigam from other places

Pranigam lies about 38 km from Pulwama, and the nearest railway station is Bijbiara, about 26 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 Pranigam
Tehsil headquarters Tral 18 km
Nearest town Bijbehara 24 km
Nearest railway station Bijbiara 26 km
District headquarters Pulwama 38 km

Villages closest to Pranigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pranigam village had a population of 870. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Pranigam village has 449 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pranigam has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Pranigam is 192301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pranigam covers 30.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pranigam falls under Tral tehsil of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pranigam is Bijbiara, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pranigam.

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

Pranigam is in Tral tehsil of Pulwama district. Tral is about 18 km away. Bijbehara is about 24 km away. Bijbiara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lorh Gam (3.2 km), Loru Jagir (3.2 km) and Wagar (8.5 km).

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

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