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About Dher Village

Dher is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 125 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dher village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 93.9 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 125
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Dher compares

By the 2011 count Dher is the 141st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 93.9 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dher

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

Dher lies about 6.2 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 2.8 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 Dher
Nearest railway station Bajalta 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranbir Singh Pora 6.2 km
District headquarters Jammu 6.2 km

Villages closest to Dher

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 Dher

As per the Census of India 2011, Dher village had a population of 251. That makes it the 141st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Dher village has 125 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dher has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dher is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dher covers 93.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dher is Bajalta, about 2.8 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 Dher.

Dher is about 6.2 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dher is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 2.8 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 6.2 km away. Jammu is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baina Garh (2.9 km), Kotli Kanagoian (3.6 km) and Diwan Garh (4.9 km).

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

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