About Dinga Amb Village

Dinga Amb is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,510 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinga Amb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinga Amb village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184146
Area (hectares)	2240 hectares
Population	2,889
Male Population	1,510
Female Population	1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dinga Amb compares

By the 2011 count Dinga Amb is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 2240 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Dinga Amb

Dinga Amb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dinga Amb 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dinga Amb from other places

Dinga Amb lies about 25 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 9.5 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 Dinga Amb
Nearest railway station	Chak Dayala	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	14 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	23 km
District headquarters	Kathua	25 km

Villages closest to Dinga Amb

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 Dinga Amb

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinga Amb village had a population of 2,889. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dinga Amb village has 1,510 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinga Amb has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Dinga Amb is 184146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinga Amb covers 2240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dinga Amb is Chak Dayala, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dinga Amb.

Dinga Amb is about 25 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinga Amb is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 9.5 km away. Hiranagar is about 14 km away. Sāmba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.