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About Dingla Village

Dingla is a mid sized village in Haveli tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,768, made up of 918 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dingla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dingla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Haveli
Pincode 185101
Area (hectares) 397 hectares
Population 1,768
Male Population 918
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dingla compares

By the 2011 count Dingla is the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 397 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dingla

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

How far is Dingla from other places

Dingla lies about 7.4 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 54 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 Dingla
District headquarters Punch 7.4 km
Nearest town Pūnch 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Haveli 10 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 54 km

Villages closest to Dingla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dingla village had a population of 1,768. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Dingla village has 918 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dingla has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Dingla is 185101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dingla covers 397 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dingla falls under Haveli tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dingla is Baramula, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dingla.

Dingla is about 7.4 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dingla is in Haveli tehsil of Punch district. Punch is about 7.4 km away. Pūnch is about 7.4 km away. Haveli is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandak (2.5 km), Timira (3.1 km) and Bandi Checkiyan (3.6 km).

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

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