About Dab Village

Dab is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,846 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.1 hectares hectares.

Dab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dab village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ganderbal
Tehsil	Lar
Area (hectares)	254.1 hectares
Population	3,609
Male Population	1,846
Female Population	1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dab compares

By the 2011 count Dab is the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 254.1 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Dab

Dab is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dab as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dab from other places

Dab lies about 8.8 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 11 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 Dab
District headquarters	Ganderbal	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lar	20 km

Villages closest to Dab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dab village had a population of 3,609. That makes it the 7th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Dab village has 1,846 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dab has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Dab covers 254.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dab falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dab is Mazhom, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dab.

Dab is about 8.8 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dab is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 8.8 km away. Mazhom is about 11 km away. Lar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.