About Dolegam Village

Dolegam is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,073, made up of 3,722 males and 3,351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3203.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dolegam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dolegam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	3203.9 hectares
Population	7,073
Male Population	3,722
Female Population	3,351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dolegam compares

By the 2011 count Dolegam is the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 3203.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dolegam

Dolegam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dolegam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dolegam from other places

Dolegam lies about 4.7 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 8.3 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 Dolegam
District headquarters	Ramban	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	18 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	32 km

Villages closest to Dolegam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dolegam village had a population of 7,073. That makes it the 5th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Dolegam village has 3,722 males and 3,351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dolegam has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dolegam is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dolegam covers 3203.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dolegam falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dolegam is Sumber, about 8.3 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 village for Dolegam.

Dolegam is about 4.7 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dolegam is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Ramban is about 4.7 km away. Sumber is about 8.3 km away. Banihal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.