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About Phin Dhar Village

Phin Dhar is a large village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,971, made up of 1,619 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phin Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phin Dhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181101
Area (hectares) 178.1 hectares
Population 2,971
Male Population 1,619
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phin Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Phin Dhar is the 13th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 178.1 hectares work out to about 17 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 930.

Getting to Phin Dhar

Phin Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Phin Dhar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Phin Dhar from other places

Phin Dhar lies about 15 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 15 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 Phin Dhar
Nearest town Raipur Domana 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 15 km
District headquarters Jammu 15 km
Nearest railway station Bajalta 15 km

Villages closest to Phin Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Phin Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Phin Dhar village had a population of 2,971. That makes it the 13th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Phin Dhar village has 1,619 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phin Dhar has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Phin Dhar is 181101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phin Dhar covers 178.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Phin Dhar falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Phin Dhar is Bajalta, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Phin Dhar.

Phin Dhar is about 15 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phin Dhar is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Raipur Domana is about 9.4 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 15 km away. Jammu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kang (2.6 km), Khamb (5.5 km) and Behra Chak (6.2 km).

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

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