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About Dadian Village

Dadian is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 117 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 117
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadian compares

By the 2011 count Dadian is the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dadian

Dadian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dadian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dadian from other places

Dadian lies about 20 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 60 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 Dadian
District headquarters Doda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 22 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 60 km

Villages closest to Dadian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadian village had a population of 240. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Dadian village has 117 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadian has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Dadian covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dadian falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dadian is Udhampur, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dadian.

Dadian 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.

Dadian is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 20 km away. Thathri is about 22 km away. Udhampur is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosti (2.7 km), Bolian (3.1 km) and Chuteri (3.4 km).

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

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