About Dhar Jhankar Village

Dhar Jhankar is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,998, made up of 1,583 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2088 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Jhankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Jhankar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	2088 hectares
Population	2,998
Male Population	1,583
Female Population	1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Jhankar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Jhankar is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 2088 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dhar Jhankar

Dhar Jhankar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhar Jhankar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhar Jhankar from other places

Dhar Jhankar 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 Dhar Jhankar
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	11 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	17 km
District headquarters	Kathua	27 km

Villages closest to Dhar Jhankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashohli 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 Dhar Jhankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Jhankar village had a population of 2,998. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Dhar Jhankar village has 1,583 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Jhankar has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Jhankar is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Jhankar covers 2088 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Jhankar falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Jhankar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhar Jhankar.

Dhar Jhankar 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.

Dhar Jhankar is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 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.