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About Dongi Brahamana Village

Dongi Brahamana is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 378 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongi Brahamana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongi Brahamana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 441.9 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 378
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongi Brahamana compares

By the 2011 count Dongi Brahamana is the 75th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 441.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dongi Brahamana

Dongi Brahamana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongi Brahamana 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 Dongi Brahamana from other places

Dongi Brahamana lies about 28 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 44 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 Dongi Brahamana
District headquarters Rajouri 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 32 km
Nearest town Rajaori 32 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 44 km

Villages closest to Dongi Brahamana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri 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 Dongi Brahamana

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongi Brahamana village had a population of 789. That makes it the 75th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dongi Brahamana village has 378 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongi Brahamana has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dongi Brahamana is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongi Brahamana covers 441.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongi Brahamana falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dongi Brahamana is Dugga, about 44 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 Dongi Brahamana.

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

Dongi Brahamana is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 28 km away. Rajauri is about 32 km away. Rajaori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalar (under 2 km), Dasal Serian (16 km) and Sagot (19 km).

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

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