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About Daulka Village

Daulka 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 1,079, made up of 562 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2847 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daulka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daulka village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 2847 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 562
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Daulka compares

By the 2011 count Daulka is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 2847 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Daulka

Daulka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Daulka 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 Daulka from other places

Daulka lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Daulka
Tehsil headquarters Bani 25 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
District headquarters Kathua 41 km

Villages closest to Daulka

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.

Common questions about Daulka

As per the Census of India 2011, Daulka village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Daulka village has 562 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daulka has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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

Daulka covers 2847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Daulka is Budhi, about 36 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 Daulka.

Daulka is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daulka is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 25 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachir (under 2 km), Banjal (4.2 km) and Siyara (6.8 km).

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

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