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About Dahara Village

Dahara is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 385 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 337.1 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 385
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahara compares

By the 2011 count Dahara is the 104th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 337.1 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dahara

Dahara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chigial, Chohara, Choki and Dadora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahara village had a population of 750. That makes it the 104th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dahara village has 385 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dahara is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahara covers 337.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahara falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dahara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dahara.

Dahara is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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