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- LGD code
- 4231
- Pincode
- 182201
- Post office
- Khellani
- Population
- 402
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 62.4%
- Sex ratio
- 844 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 110
Census 2011 · in context
How Droundi compares
By population, Droundi ranks #20 of 46 villages in Bhalla mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.4%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Droundi
- 62.4%
- Bhalla mandal
- 59.7%
- Doda district
- 53.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
844
−118 vs mandal average
- Droundi
- 844
- Bhalla mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Droundi
- 4.8
- Bhalla mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Droundi at a glance
Droundi is a village of 402 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Bhalla tehsil, Doda district, Jammu And Kashmir, the 20th-largest of 46 villages in Bhalla tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 844 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 182201, served by Khellani post office; the LGD village code is 4231. The village votes in Banihal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sajad Shaheen. The population is estimated at 474 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Droundi
- LGD code
- 4231
- Pincode
- 182201
- Post office
- Khellani
- Population (Census 2011)
- 402
- Population (projected 2026)
- 474
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 844
- Literacy rate
- 62.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udhampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Banihal
- Member of Parliament
- Jitendra Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sajad Shaheen
- Block / Mandal
- Bhalla
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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