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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 776 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Chhatroo
Pincode 182205
Area (hectares) 898 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 776
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 898 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 10+ 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 Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 23 km from Kishtwar, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 44 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 Dhar
Nearest town Doda 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatroo 23 km
District headquarters Kishtwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 44 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatroo 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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 11th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Dhar village has 776 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 898 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar falls under Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Sumber, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 23 km from Kishtwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district. Doda is about 4.6 km away. Chhatroo is about 23 km away. Kishtwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhata (14 km), Haorna (18 km) and Kuchal (22 km).

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

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