About Dhara Village

Dhara is a large village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,874, made up of 1,501 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185151
Area (hectares)	521 hectares
Population	2,874
Male Population	1,501
Female Population	1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhara is the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 913.

Getting to Dhara

Dhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhara 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 Dhara from other places

Dhara lies about 12 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 53 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 Dhara
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	4.7 km
District headquarters	Punch	12 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	12 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	53 km

Villages closest to Dhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhara village had a population of 2,874. That makes it the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Dhara village has 1,501 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhara has about 915 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 Dhara is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhara covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhara is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 53 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 Dhara.

Dhara is about 12 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhara is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 4.7 km away. Punch is about 12 km away. Pūnch is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.