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About Dhende Khurd Village

Dhende Khurd is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,006, made up of 548 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhende Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhende Khurd village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 46.5 hectares
Population 1,006
Male Population 548
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhende Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dhende Khurd is the 30th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 46.5 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dhende Khurd

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

Dhende Khurd lies about 13 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 6.5 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 Dhende Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 6.5 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 9.4 km
District headquarters Jammu 13 km

Villages closest to Dhende Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Dhende Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhende Khurd village had a population of 1,006. That makes it the 30th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Dhende Khurd village has 548 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhende Khurd has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dhende Khurd is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhende Khurd covers 46.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhende Khurd falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhende Khurd is Bari Brahman, about 6.5 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 Dhende Khurd.

Dhende Khurd 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.

Dhende Khurd is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about under 2 km away. Bari Brahman is about 6.5 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jindor Khurd (under 2 km), Chak Keeman (2.3 km) and Bhatiyari (2.3 km).

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

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