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About Dharsakri Village

Dharsakri is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,982, made up of 2,568 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1190.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharsakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharsakri village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 1190.2 hectares
Population 4,982
Male Population 2,568
Female Population 2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharsakri compares

By the 2011 count Dharsakri is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1190.2 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dharsakri

Dharsakri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharsakri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dharsakri from other places

Dharsakri lies about 4.7 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 51 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 Dharsakri
District headquarters Rajouri 4.7 km
Nearest town Rajaori 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 16 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 51 km

Villages closest to Dharsakri

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.

Common questions about Dharsakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharsakri village had a population of 4,982. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Dharsakri village has 2,568 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharsakri has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

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

Dharsakri covers 1190.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharsakri is Dugga, about 51 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharsakri.

Dharsakri is about 4.7 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharsakri is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 4.7 km away. Rajaori is about 14 km away. Budhal 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 Padhira (3.1 km), Dhelri (3.2 km) and Tarkasi (3.4 km).

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

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