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About Dildar Village

Dildar is a large village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,832, made up of 2,027 males and 1,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.5 hectares hectares.

Dildar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dildar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Karnah
Area (hectares) 490.5 hectares
Population 3,832
Male Population 2,027
Female Population 1,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dildar compares

By the 2011 count Dildar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 490.5 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Dildar

Dildar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dildar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dildar from other places

Dildar lies about 43 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 55 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 Dildar
Tehsil headquarters Karnah under 2 km
District headquarters Kupwara 43 km
Nearest town Kopawor 43 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 55 km

Villages closest to Dildar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dildar village had a population of 3,832. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Dildar village has 2,027 males and 1,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dildar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 861.

Dildar covers 490.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dildar falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dildar is Baramula, about 55 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 - 10 km distance for Dildar.

Dildar is about 43 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dildar is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about under 2 km away. Kupwara is about 43 km away. Kopawor is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chani Pora Pain (under 2 km), Chani Pora Bala (under 2 km) and Kandi (under 2 km).

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

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