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About Dulangal Village

Dulangal 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 1,074, made up of 573 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dulangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dulangal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 1119 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 573
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Dulangal compares

By the 2011 count Dulangal is the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1119 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dulangal

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

Dulangal lies about 21 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 Dulangal
Tehsil headquarters Bani 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 39 km
Nearest town Chamba 40 km

Villages closest to Dulangal

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 Dulangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dulangal village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Dulangal village has 573 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dulangal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

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

Dulangal covers 1119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dulangal 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 Dulangal.

Dulangal is about 21 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dulangal is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 21 km away. Kathua is about 39 km away. Chamba is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhota (under 2 km), Dhaman (under 2 km) and Duggan (2.2 km).

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

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