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About Dhamanda Village

Dhamanda is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 202 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamanda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 76.1 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 202
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Dhamanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhamanda is the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 76.1 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dhamanda

Dhamanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhamanda 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 Dhamanda from other places

Dhamanda lies about 49 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 35 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 Dhamanda
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 31 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 35 km
Nearest town Kathua 39 km
District headquarters Doda 49 km

Villages closest to Dhamanda

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 Dhamanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamanda village had a population of 376. That makes it the 61st largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dhamanda village has 202 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamanda has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dhamanda is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamanda covers 76.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhamanda is Budhi, about 35 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 Dhamanda.

Dhamanda is about 49 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamanda is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 31 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Kathua is about 39 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 (1.6 km), Chakka (1.6 km) and Derka (1.6 km).

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

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