# Dirhama Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag 

# Dirhama

Dirhama is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 132 households**, the 39th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%.

- 986people (2011)
- 132households
- 66.0%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Dirhama PIN code and other codes

Dirhama falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatAdlash Magam
- Community development blockDachanipora
- Census village code003580

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dirhama from nearby towns?

- Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Anantnag (district HQ)13 km by road
- Mattan (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dirhama?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dirhama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saller
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srigufwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Seer
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dirhama known for?

The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include chain stich. About 99% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dirhama

Of every 100 households in Dirhama in 2011, 60 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dirhama · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**93%

Use banking services ****91%**

**62%

Television ****60%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dirhama?

■ Dirhama · ■ Pahalgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**49.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**916

Working population ****46.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 46.8% for women. 39% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (21%) · **■** Marginal 290 (64%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pahalgam

- Gansh Pora1,058 people
- Shum Hall1,051 people
- Hangal Pahoo1,038 people
- Singh Pora1,023 people
- Wajoora966 people
- Awoora962 people
- Kohilangoojran951 people
- Grand Aish927 people

[All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dirhama from Anantnag?13 km by road
- What is the population of Dirhama?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirhama in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dirhama?66.0% (Census 2011)
