About Dhalta Village

Dhalta is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 116 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhalta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184144
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	239
Male Population	116
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhalta compares

By the 2011 count Dhalta is the 148th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhalta

Dhalta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhalta 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhalta from other places

Dhalta lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Dhalta
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	23 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	24 km
District headquarters	Kathua	35 km

Villages closest to Dhalta

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.

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Common questions about Dhalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhalta village had a population of 239. That makes it the 148th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhalta village has 116 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhalta has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Dhalta covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhalta is Chak Dayala, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhalta.

Dhalta is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhalta is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.