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About Dub Village

Dub is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dub Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dub village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181206
Area (hectares) 192.6 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800

How Dub compares

By the 2011 count Dub is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 192.6 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

How far is Dub from other places

Dub lies about 28 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Block Hut Basantar, about 4.9 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 Dub
Nearest town Sāmba 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Block Hut Basantar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 28 km
District headquarters Jammu 28 km

Villages closest to Dub

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 Dub

As per the Census of India 2011, Dub village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dub village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dub has about 800 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 Dub is 181206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dub covers 192.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dub is Block Hut Basantar, about 4.9 km away in a straight line.

Dub is about 28 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dub is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Sāmba is about 3.1 km away. Block Hut Basantar is about 4.9 km away. Akhnoor is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kainkh Jagir (3.6 km), Mala (4.0 km) and Budhy (6.7 km).

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

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