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About Dhangroli Village

Dhangroli is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 180 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangroli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangroli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 180
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhangroli compares

By the 2011 count Dhangroli is the 115th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dhangroli

Dhangroli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhangroli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhangroli from other places

Dhangroli lies about 26 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 2.4 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 Dhangroli
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Hira Nagar 2.4 km
Nearest town Sāmba 18 km
District headquarters Kathua 26 km

Villages closest to Dhangroli

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 Dhangroli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangroli village had a population of 346. That makes it the 115th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhangroli village has 180 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangroli has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Dhangroli covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhangroli is Hira Nagar, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhangroli.

Dhangroli is about 26 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangroli is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hiranagar is about 1.5 km away. Hira Nagar is about 2.4 km away. Sāmba is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariyara (under 2 km), Arjan Chak (under 2 km) and Hiranagar (1.5 km).

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

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