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About Dhakhar Village

Dhakhar 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 1,050, made up of 534 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 708.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 708.6 hectares
Population 1,050
Male Population 534
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhakhar is the 74th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 708.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhakhar

Dhakhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhakhar from other places

Dhakhar lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 7.0 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 Dhakhar
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 7.0 km
Nearest town Udhampur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 26 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Dhakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakhar village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 74th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dhakhar village has 534 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakhar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhakhar is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakhar covers 708.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhakhar is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakhar.

Dhakhar is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakhar is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 7.0 km away. Udhampur is about 14 km away. Akhnoor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandrian (2.6 km), Barola (6.6 km) and Bhardah Kalan (6.9 km).

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

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