About Datote Village

Datote is a small village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 26 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	48
Male Population	26
Female Population	22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Datote compares

By the 2011 count Datote is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1014.

Getting to Datote

Datote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Datote as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Datote from other places

Datote lies about 35 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 76 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 Datote
Nearest town	Rajaori	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mendhar	17 km
District headquarters	Punch	35 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	76 km

Villages closest to Datote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datote village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Datote village has 26 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datote has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Datote is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datote covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Datote falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Datote is Dugga, about 76 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 village for Datote.

Datote is about 35 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datote is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Rajaori is about 15 km away. Mendhar is about 17 km away. Punch is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.