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About Dana Dhakran Village

Dana Dhakran is a mid sized village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 459 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dana Dhakran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dana Dhakran village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 185102
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 459
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dana Dhakran compares

By the 2011 count Dana Dhakran is the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 913.

Getting to Dana Dhakran

Dana Dhakran is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dana Dhakran as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Brachhar, Chak Rara, Chhambar Kanaria and Chikri Ban. 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 Dana Dhakran

As per the Census of India 2011, Dana Dhakran village had a population of 875. That makes it the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Dana Dhakran village has 459 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dana Dhakran has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Dana Dhakran is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dana Dhakran covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dana Dhakran falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dana Dhakran notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dana Dhakran.

Dana Dhakran is in Mandi tehsil of Punch 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 Dana Dhakran today is likely to be higher.

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