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About Dichar Village

Dichar is a small village in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 162 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dichar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dichar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Chhatroo
Pincode 182205
Area (hectares) 565.4 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 162
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dichar compares

By the 2011 count Dichar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 565.4 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dichar

Dichar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dichar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhata, Chhatroo, Chingam and Darbeel. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dichar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dichar village had a population of 329. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Dichar village has 162 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dichar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Dichar covers 565.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dichar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dichar.

Dichar is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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