About Draj Village

Draj is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,415, made up of 2,286 males and 2,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1441.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Draj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Draj village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	1441.5 hectares
Population	4,415
Male Population	2,286
Female Population	2,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Draj compares

By the 2011 count Draj is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1441.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Draj

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

How far is Draj from other places

Draj lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 40 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 Draj
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	5.8 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	14 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	25 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	40 km

Villages closest to Draj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Draj village had a population of 4,415. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Draj village has 2,286 males and 2,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Draj has about 931 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 Draj is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Draj covers 1441.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Draj falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Draj is Dugga, about 40 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 village for Draj.

Draj is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Draj is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 5.8 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.