Drugmulla

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Drugmulla
Drugmul
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Drugmulla
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Drugmulla
Drugmulla (India)
Coordinates: 34°30′22″N74°15′11″E / 34.506°N 74.253°E / 34.506; 74.253 [1]
Country Flag of India.svg  India
Union Territory Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Drugmulla [2]
Population
 (2011)
  Total12,930 [3]
Languages
  Official Kashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, Hindi, English
  Spoken Kashmiri, Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193222
Vehicle registration JK-09
Website kupwara.nic.in

Drugmulla is a village and tehsil headquarter in Kupwara district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 5 kilometres from the district headquarters Kupwara.

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Drugmulla had 736 households. [3] The literacy rate of Drugmulla town is 71.51%. The male literacy stands at 82.73% while the female literacy rate was 54.73%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
TotalMaleFemale
Population1293076655265
Children aged below 6 years239413531041
Scheduled caste 880
Scheduled tribe 724368356
Literacy71.51%82.73%54.73%
Workers (all)40253729296
Main workers (all)28412691150
Marginal workers (total)11841038146

Education

Some of the institutions of Drugmulla Village which provide quality education to the students of Drugmulla and other areas of the district:

  1. UPS Bandpora Drugmulla
  2. Iqbal Memorial Dugmulla
  3. Imperial Drugmulla
  4. Alfayaz Public School
  5. IDPS Drugmula, Kupwara
  6. Almisba public school.

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport, 88 kilometres or a two and a half an hour drive away.[ citation needed ] [4]

Rail

The nearest railway stations are Baramulla railway station and Sopore railway station, located 42 and 50 kilometres from Drugmulla respectively. There are plans to connect Drugmulla by rail by extending the Jammu–Baramulla line to Kupwara which will pass through Drugmulla. [5]

Road

Drugmulla is well-connected by road to other towns and villages in Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India by the Sopore-Kupwara Road and Drugmulla-Kupwara Road. The NH 701 passes through Drugmulla.

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References

  1. "Drugmulla (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. "Villages in Kupwara district". Kupwara district website. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Drugmulla Town Population" (PDF). Census India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "Aai Airport'S | Airports Authority Of India". Aai.aero. Retrieved 11 August 2022.[ failed verification ]
  5. "J&K gets ₹3,848-cr Baramulla-Kupwara railroad project". NBMCW. Retrieved 12 July 2021.