About Dhaman Village

Dhaman is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 337 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaman village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	549 hectares
Population	642
Male Population	337
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaman compares

By the 2011 count Dhaman is the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhaman

Dhaman is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhaman as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhaman from other places

Dhaman lies about 22 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 39 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 Dhaman
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	39 km
Nearest town	Chamba	41 km

Villages closest to Dhaman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani 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.

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Common questions about Dhaman

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaman village had a population of 642. That makes it the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Dhaman village has 337 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaman has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dhaman is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaman covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaman falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhaman is Kathua, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Dhaman.

Dhaman is about 22 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaman is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 22 km away. Kathua is about 39 km away. Chamba is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.