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About Dhalwali Village

Dhalwali is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 152 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalwali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 52.6 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 152
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Dhalwali compares

By the 2011 count Dhalwali is the 75th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 52.6 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 Dhalwali

Dhalwali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhalwali 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 Dhalwali from other places

Dhalwali lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Dhalwali
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Dhalwali

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 Dhalwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalwali village had a population of 299. That makes it the 75th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dhalwali village has 152 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalwali has about 967 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 Dhalwali is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhalwali covers 52.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalwali is Sumber, about 43 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 Dhalwali.

Dhalwali is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalwali is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balote (under 2 km), Dosala (under 2 km) and Forest Block (11 km).

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

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