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About Datial Village

Datial 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 1,239, made up of 613 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 178.1 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 613
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Datial compares

By the 2011 count Datial is the 60th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 178.1 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Datial

Datial is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Datial as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Datial from other places

Datial lies about 11 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 14 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 Datial
Nearest town Raipur Domana 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 11 km
District headquarters Jammu 11 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 14 km

Villages closest to Datial

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 Datial

As per the Census of India 2011, Datial village had a population of 1,239. That makes it the 60th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Datial village has 613 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datial has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Datial covers 178.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Datial is Jammu Tawi, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Datial.

Datial is about 11 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datial is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 5.1 km away. Akhnoor is about 11 km away. Jammu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dori (5.4 km), Muthi (6.5 km) and Gujral (7.3 km).

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

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