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About Derka Village

Derka is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 141 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derka village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 48.2 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 141
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Derka compares

By the 2011 count Derka is the 77th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Derka

Derka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Derka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Derka from other places

Derka lies about 48 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Derka
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
Nearest town Kathua 41 km
District headquarters Doda 48 km

Villages closest to Derka

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.

Common questions about Derka

As per the Census of India 2011, Derka village had a population of 297. That makes it the 77th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Derka village has 141 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derka has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Derka covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Derka is Budhi, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Derka.

Derka is about 48 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derka is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Katoch (under 2 km), Chakka (under 2 km) and Karyan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Derka today is likely to be higher.

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