About Dhamlar Village

Dhamlar is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,775, made up of 920 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamlar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamlar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	642 hectares
Population	1,775
Male Population	920
Female Population	855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamlar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamlar is the 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 642 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhamlar

Dhamlar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhamlar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhamlar from other places

Dhamlar lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 34 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 Dhamlar
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	34 km
District headquarters	Kathua	40 km

Villages closest to Dhamlar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Billawar 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 Dhamlar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamlar village had a population of 1,775. That makes it the 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dhamlar village has 920 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamlar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dhamlar is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamlar covers 642 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhamlar falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhamlar is Budhi, about 34 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhamlar.

Dhamlar is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamlar is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 14 km away. Budhi is about 34 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.