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About Dhandiyari Village

Dhandiyari 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 885, made up of 467 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandiyari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandiyari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 467
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Dhandiyari compares

By the 2011 count Dhandiyari is the 43rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhandiyari

The census records public bus service for Dhandiyari 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 Dhandiyari from other places

Dhandiyari lies about 39 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Samba, about 4.8 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 Dhandiyari
Nearest town Sāmba 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Samba 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 14 km
District headquarters Kathua 39 km

Villages closest to Dhandiyari

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 Dhandiyari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandiyari village had a population of 885. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhandiyari village has 467 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandiyari has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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

Dhandiyari covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhandiyari is Samba, about 4.8 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 Dhandiyari.

Dhandiyari is about 39 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandiyari is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Sāmba is about 4.6 km away. Samba is about 4.8 km away. Hiranagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Changa (under 2 km), Chak Handa (under 2 km) and Chak Wazir Chand (under 2 km).

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

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