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About Dhandowal Village

Dhandowal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 61 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandowal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 61
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Dhandowal compares

By the 2011 count Dhandowal is the 170th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhandowal

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

Dhandowal 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 Dhandowal
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 Dhandowal

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 Dhandowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandowal village had a population of 113. That makes it the 170th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhandowal village has 61 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandowal has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dhandowal is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandowal covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhandowal 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 Dhandowal.

Dhandowal 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.

Dhandowal 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 Dhandowal today is likely to be higher.

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