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About Dhannu Parol Village

Dhannu Parol is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,737, made up of 1,419 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2473 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhannu Parol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhannu Parol village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184204
Area (hectares) 2473 hectares
Population 2,737
Male Population 1,419
Female Population 1,318
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 Dhannu Parol compares

By the 2011 count Dhannu Parol is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2473 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhannu Parol

Dhannu Parol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhannu Parol 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 Dhannu Parol from other places

Dhannu Parol lies about 37 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 30 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 Dhannu Parol
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 13 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 30 km
District headquarters Kathua 37 km

Villages closest to Dhannu Parol

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.

Common questions about Dhannu Parol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhannu Parol village had a population of 2,737. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dhannu Parol village has 1,419 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhannu Parol 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 Dhannu Parol is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhannu Parol covers 2473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhannu Parol is Budhi, about 30 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 Dhannu Parol.

Dhannu Parol is about 37 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhannu Parol is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 13 km away. Budhi is about 30 km away. Kathua is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodu Falal (4.2 km), Sadrota (4.7 km) and Dhamlar (4.8 km).

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

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