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About Dhadkahi Village

Dhadkahi is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 970 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhadkahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhadkahi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 284.9 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 970
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhadkahi compares

By the 2011 count Dhadkahi is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 284.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dhadkahi

Dhadkahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhadkahi as Available within 5 - 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 Dhadkahi from other places

Dhadkahi lies about 34 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 71 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 Dhadkahi
Nearest town Kishtwār 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 34 km
District headquarters Doda 34 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 71 km

Villages closest to Dhadkahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhadkahi village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Dhadkahi village has 970 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhadkahi has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dhadkahi is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhadkahi covers 284.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhadkahi falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhadkahi is Udhampur, about 71 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 10+ km distance for Dhadkahi.

Dhadkahi is about 34 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhadkahi is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 31 km away. Gandoh is about 34 km away. Doda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharangal (2.2 km), Rela (2.3 km) and Bhargi (2.6 km).

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

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