About Sham Dalain Village

Sham Dalain is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 181 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sham Dalain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sham Dalain village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Thathri
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	61.1 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	181
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Sham Dalain compares

By the 2011 count Sham Dalain is the 57th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 61.1 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 960.

Getting to Sham Dalain

Sham Dalain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sham Dalain 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 Sham Dalain from other places

Sham Dalain 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 Sham Dalain
District headquarters	Doda	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thathri	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	43 km

Villages closest to Sham Dalain

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.

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Common questions about Sham Dalain

As per the Census of India 2011, Sham Dalain village had a population of 328. That makes it the 57th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Sham Dalain village has 181 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sham Dalain has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

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

Sham Dalain covers 61.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sham Dalain 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sham Dalain.

Sham Dalain 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.

Sham Dalain is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Thathri is about 9.8 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.