Drugmulla

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

 


Drugmulla
Drugmul
Town
Drugmulla
Location in Jammu and Kashmir
Drugmulla
Drugmulla (India)
Coordinates: 34.506°N 74.253°E / 34.506; 74.253[1]
Country India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
DistrictKupwara
TehsilDrugmulla[2]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,930[3]
Languages
 • OfficialKashmiri, Urdu, Dogri, Hindi, English
 • SpokenKashmiri, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
193222
Vehicle registrationJK-09
Websitekupwara.nic.in

Climate
Climate data for Drugmulla (1981–2010, extremes 1977–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)		 19.7
(67.5)		 27.3
(81.1)		 31.7
(89.1)		 34.8
(94.6)		 36.9
(98.4)		 37.6
(99.7)		 36.6
(97.9)		 35.8
(96.4)		 33.6
(92.5)		 25.7
(78.3)		 18.4
(65.1)		 37.6
(99.7)
Average high °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 8.6
(47.5)		 13.2
(55.8)		 20.6
(69.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 28.6
(83.5)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.2
(86.4)		 28.7
(83.7)		 23.2
(73.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 9.1
(48.4)		 20.1
(68.2)
Average low °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 2.1
(35.8)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 13.1
(55.6)		 16.9
(62.4)		 16.2
(61.2)		 10.9
(51.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −1.8
(28.8)		 6.5
(43.7)
Record low °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 0.1
(32.2)		 0.6
(33.1)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.0
(48.2)		 8.0
(46.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −15.7
(3.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 87.1
(3.43)		 126.8
(4.99)		 240.7
(9.48)		 156.5
(6.16)		 102.7
(4.04)		 59.1
(2.33)		 87.4
(3.44)		 74.9
(2.95)		 31.7
(1.25)		 49.6
(1.95)		 52.0
(2.05)		 67.9
(2.67)		 1,136.5
(44.74)
Average rainy days 7.8 8.9 12.4 9.7 8.6 4.7 6.3 5.4 2.6 3.7 — — —
Average relative humidity (%) — — — — — — — — — — 65 73 64
Source: India Meteorological Department[4][5]

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 caste880
Scheduled tribe724368356
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.

Article creator

All the details in this article are Government verified. And created by zaid wani.

Transportation

Air

Drugmulla doesn't have its own airport. The nearest airport is Srinagar International Airport, 88 kilometres or a two and a half an hour drive away. [6]

Rail

Drugmulla doesn't have railway connectivity yet. 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.[7]

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.

See Also

References
  1. "Drugmulla (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. "Villages in Kupwara district". Kupwara district website. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "Drugmulla Town Population" (PDF). Census India. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. "Station: Kupwara Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 441–442. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  6. https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/srinagar
  7. "J&K gets ₹3,848-cr Baramulla-Kupwara railroad project". NBMCW. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.