About Dasgal Village

Dasgal 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 1,629, made up of 831 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasgal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	268.3 hectares
Population	1,629
Male Population	831
Female Population	798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasgal compares

By the 2011 count Dasgal is the 40th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 268.3 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dasgal

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

Dasgal lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 3.4 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 Dasgal
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	3.4 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	13 km
District headquarters	Jammu	13 km

Villages closest to Dasgal

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.

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Common questions about Dasgal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasgal village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 40th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dasgal village has 831 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasgal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Dasgal covers 268.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dasgal is Bari Brahman, about 3.4 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 Dasgal.

Dasgal is about 13 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasgal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 3.4 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 10 km away. Akhnoor is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.