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About Dehrian Village

Dehrian is a large village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,115 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dehrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehrian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181203
Area (hectares) 455.3 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Dehrian compares

By the 2011 count Dehrian is the 16th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 455.3 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 Dehrian

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

Dehrian lies about 33 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 Dehrian
Nearest town Akhnūr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 33 km
District headquarters Jammu 33 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 36 km

Villages closest to Dehrian

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 Dehrian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehrian village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 16th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dehrian village has 1,115 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehrian has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dehrian is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dehrian covers 455.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dehrian 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 Dehrian.

Dehrian is about 33 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehrian is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Akhnūr is about 23 km away. Akhnoor is about 33 km away. Jammu is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalan (under 2 km), Kalian (2.2 km) and Magial Lalu (2.4 km).

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

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