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About Dundhak Village

Dundhak is a mid sized village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,820, made up of 928 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundhak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundhak village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 1,820
Male Population 928
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundhak compares

By the 2011 count Dundhak is the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dundhak

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

Dundhak lies about 16 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 58 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 Dundhak
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 16 km
District headquarters Punch 16 km
Nearest town Pūnch 16 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 58 km

Villages closest to Dundhak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundhak village had a population of 1,820. That makes it the 26th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Dundhak village has 928 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundhak has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dundhak is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundhak covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dundhak falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dundhak is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 58 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 Dundhak.

Dundhak is about 16 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundhak is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 16 km away. Punch is about 16 km away. Pūnch is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phagla (2.1 km), Lassana (2.4 km) and Lathung (3.2 km).

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

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