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About Dhar Mahanpur Village

Dhar Mahanpur is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 832 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 919 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Mahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Mahanpur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184202
Area (hectares) 919 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 832
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Dhar Mahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Mahanpur is the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 919 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dhar Mahanpur

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

Dhar Mahanpur lies about 13 km from Bashohli, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 24 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 Mahanpur
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 13 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Dhar Mahanpur

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.

Common questions about Dhar Mahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Mahanpur village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Dhar Mahanpur village has 832 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Mahanpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Mahanpur is 184202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Mahanpur covers 919 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar Mahanpur is Kathua, about 24 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 Dhar Mahanpur.

Dhar Mahanpur is about 13 km from Bashohli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Mahanpur is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 13 km away. Kathua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawshehra (5.6 km), Preta (6.3 km) and Ghoral (7.2 km).

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

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