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About Dadora Village

Dadora 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 726, made up of 303 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,396 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 303
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,396
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadora compares

By the 2011 count Dadora is the 106th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dadora

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

Dadora lies about 30 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Dadora
Nearest town Akhnūr 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 30 km
District headquarters Jammu 30 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 32 km

Villages closest to Dadora

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 Dadora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadora village had a population of 726. That makes it the 106th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dadora village has 303 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadora has about 1396 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dadora is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadora covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dadora is Jammu Tawi, about 32 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 Dadora.

Dadora is about 30 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadora is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 18 km away. Akhnoor is about 30 km away. Jammu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gari Bishna (under 2 km), Man Chak (under 2 km) and Badhan (under 2 km).

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

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