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About Dhalan Village

Dhalan 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 643, made up of 341 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181204
Area (hectares) 66.7 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 341
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Dhalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhalan is the 122nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 66.7 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhalan

Dhalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhalan 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 Dhalan from other places

Dhalan lies about 34 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 36 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 Dhalan
Nearest town Akhnūr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 34 km
District headquarters Jammu 34 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 36 km

Villages closest to Dhalan

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 Dhalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalan village had a population of 643. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dhalan village has 341 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalan has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dhalan covers 66.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalan is Jammu Tawi, about 36 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 Dhalan.

Dhalan is about 34 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalan is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 23 km away. Akhnoor is about 34 km away. Jammu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehrian (under 2 km), Kalian (under 2 km) and Khore (1.7 km).

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

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