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About Dheutta Village

Dheutta is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,287 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2067 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheutta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheutta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 185154
Area (hectares) 2067 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Dheutta compares

By the 2011 count Dheutta is the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 2067 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dheutta

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

Dheutta lies about 11 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 32 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 Dheutta
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 32 km

Villages closest to Dheutta

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 Dheutta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheutta village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dheutta village has 1,287 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheutta has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dheutta is 185154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheutta covers 2067 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dheutta is Kathua, about 32 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 Dheutta.

Dheutta is about 11 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheutta is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 11 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.

The closest recorded villages are Marhoon (3.5 km), Kunu (3.8 km) and Malar (3.8 km).

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

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