About Dhobiwan Village

Dhobiwan is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 855 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.2 hectares hectares.

Dhobiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhobiwan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Tangmarg
Area (hectares)	226.2 hectares
Population	1,641
Male Population	855
Female Population	786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhobiwan compares

By the 2011 count Dhobiwan is the 17th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 226.2 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhobiwan

Dhobiwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhobiwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhobiwan from other places

Dhobiwan lies about 23 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhobiwan
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tangmarg	12 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	15 km
District headquarters	Baramula	23 km

Villages closest to Dhobiwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tangmarg tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhobiwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhobiwan village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 17th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Dhobiwan village has 855 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhobiwan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Dhobiwan covers 226.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhobiwan falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhobiwan is Mazhom, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhobiwan.

Dhobiwan is about 23 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhobiwan is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 7.3 km away. Tangmarg is about 12 km away. Soyībug is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.