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About Dhangdev Pur Village

Dhangdev Pur 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 613, made up of 324 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangdev Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangdev Pur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184148
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 324
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangdev Pur compares

By the 2011 count Dhangdev Pur is the 72nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Dhangdev Pur

Dhangdev Pur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhangdev Pur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhangdev Pur from other places

Dhangdev Pur 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 Dhangdev Pur
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 Dhangdev Pur

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 Dhangdev Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangdev Pur village had a population of 613. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhangdev Pur village has 324 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangdev Pur has about 892 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 Dhangdev Pur is 184148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangdev Pur covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhangdev Pur is Samba, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhangdev Pur.

Dhangdev Pur 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.

Dhangdev Pur 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 Dhangdev Pur today is likely to be higher.

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