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{{Short description|Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Drugmulla
| other_name = Drugmul
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir
| coordinates = {{coord|34.506|N|74.253|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Drugmulla+193222/@34.4864667,74.2815041,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e11ee7dd8e7263:0x3234187e0c6bc342!8m2!3d34.4871985!4d74.2868868?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Drugmulla (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kupwara district|Kupwara]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = Drugmulla<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kupwara.nic.in/tehsils/|title=Villages in Kupwara district|work=Kupwara district website|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 12930<ref name="Drugmulla Town population">{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0101_PART_A_DCHB_KUPWARA.pdf|title=Drugmulla Town Population|work=Census India|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 193222
| registration_plate = JK-09
| website = {{URL|kupwara.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
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'''Drugmulla''' is a village and tehsil headquarter in [[Kupwara district]] of the [[India]]n union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is located 5 kilometres from the district headquarters [[Kupwara]].

'''Notable figures:'''

Yasir Bashir Wani

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Drugmulla had 736 households.<ref name="Drugmulla Town population"/> The literacy rate of Drugmulla town is 71.51%. The male literacy stands at 82.73% while the female literacy rate was 54.73%.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 12930 || 7665 || 5265
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 2394 || 1353 || 1041
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 8 || 8 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 724 || 368 || 356
|-
| Literacy || 71.51% || 82.73% || 54.73%
|-
| Workers (all) || 4025 || 3729 || 296
|-
| Main workers (all) || 2841 || 2691 || 150
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 1184 || 1038 || 146
|}

===Education===
Some of the institutions of Drugmulla Village which provide quality education to the students of Drugmulla and other areas of the district:
#UPS Bandpora Drugmulla
#Iqbal Memorial Dugmulla
#Imperial Drugmulla
#Alfayaz Public School
#IDPS Drugmula, Kupwara.

==Transportation==
===Air===
The nearest airport is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]], 88 kilometres or a two and a half an hour drive away.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/srinagar |title=Aai Airport'S | Airports Authority Of India |publisher=Aai.aero |date= |accessdate=2022-08-11}}{{Failed verification|date=August 2022}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbmcw.com/news/j-k-gets-3-848-cr-baramulla-kupwara-railroad-project.html|title=J&K gets ₹3,848-cr Baramulla-Kupwara railroad project|work=NBMCW|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>

===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 [[National Highway 701 (India)|NH 701]] passes through Drugmulla.

==See also==
*[[Kupwara]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Handwara]]
*[[Karnah]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Drugmulla|title=Drugmulla: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Drugmulla | The Economic Times - Page 1|website=The Economic Times}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/jammu-and-kashmir/kupwara/drugmulla|title=Drugmulla Pin Code | Postal Code (Zip Code) of Drugmulla, Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir, India|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}
*{{cite web|url=https://kupwara.nic.in/document/drugmulla/|title=Drugmulla | District Kupwara, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India}}

{{Jammu and Kashmir topics}}
{{Kupwara district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kupwara district]]
[[Category:Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]]

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