About Dharalta Village

Dharalta is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,307, made up of 1,231 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharalta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184203
Area (hectares)	2380 hectares
Population	2,307
Male Population	1,231
Female Population	1,076
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 Dharalta compares

By the 2011 count Dharalta is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2380 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, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dharalta

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

Dharalta lies about 32 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 28 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 Dharalta
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	28 km
District headquarters	Kathua	32 km

Villages closest to Dharalta

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 Dharalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharalta village had a population of 2,307. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dharalta village has 1,231 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharalta has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

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

Dharalta covers 2380 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharalta is Budhi, about 28 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 Dharalta.

Dharalta is about 32 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharalta is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 4.5 km away. Budhi is about 28 km away. Kathua is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.