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About Dhaloti Village

Dhaloti is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 536 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaloti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaloti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 536
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaloti compares

By the 2011 count Dhaloti is the 33rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhaloti

The census records public bus service for Dhaloti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaloti from other places

Dhaloti lies about 17 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 3.5 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 Dhaloti
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 12 km
District headquarters Kathua 17 km

Villages closest to Dhaloti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaloti village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhaloti village has 536 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaloti has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dhaloti is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaloti covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaloti falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhaloti is Chhan Arorian, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhaloti.

Dhaloti is about 17 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaloti is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 3.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 12 km away. Kathua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamir Pur (3.0 km), Bani Chak (3.5 km) and Mukundpur Labanian (3.5 km).

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

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