About Dharor Village

Dharor 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 562, made up of 294 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharor village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	1161 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	294
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
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 Dharor compares

By the 2011 count Dharor is the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1161 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Dharor

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

Dharor lies about 27 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Dharor
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	16 km
Nearest town	Mamun	17 km
District headquarters	Kathua	27 km

Villages closest to Dharor

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 Dharor

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharor village had a population of 562. That makes it the 28th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Dharor village has 294 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharor has about 912 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 Dharor is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharor covers 1161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharor is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Dharor.

Dharor is about 27 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharor is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Bani is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.