About Dharan Village

Dharan is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 33 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	15.8 hectares
Population	65
Male Population	33
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharan compares

By the 2011 count Dharan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 15.8 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dharan

Dharan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dharan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dharan from other places

Dharan lies about 20 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Dharan
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	5.5 km
District headquarters	Doda	20 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	48 km

Villages closest to Dharan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhaderwah 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 Dharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharan village had a population of 65. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dharan village has 33 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dharan is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharan covers 15.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharan falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dharan is Udhampur, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dharan.

Dharan is about 20 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharan is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 5.5 km away. Doda is about 20 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.