About Dandwat Village

Dandwat is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,963, made up of 1,513 males and 1,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandwat village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	671.8 hectares
Population	2,963
Male Population	1,513
Female Population	1,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandwat compares

By the 2011 count Dandwat is the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 671.8 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dandwat

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

Dandwat lies about 18 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 39 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 Dandwat
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	2.6 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	18 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	39 km

Villages closest to Dandwat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandwat village had a population of 2,963. That makes it the 18th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Dandwat village has 1,513 males and 1,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandwat has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dandwat is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandwat covers 671.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dandwat falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dandwat is Dugga, about 39 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 Dandwat.

Dandwat is about 18 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandwat is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 2.6 km away. Rajouri is about 18 km away. Rajaori is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.