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About Dhanti Village

Dhanti is a small village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 47 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 33.2 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 47
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanti compares

By the 2011 count Dhanti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 33.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhanti

Dhanti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanti as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanti from other places

Dhanti lies about 9.8 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 47 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 Dhanti
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 9.4 km
District headquarters Rajouri 9.8 km
Nearest town Rajaori 16 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 47 km

Villages closest to Dhanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanti village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dhanti village has 47 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanti has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhanti is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanti covers 33.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanti falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhanti is Dugga, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhanti.

Dhanti is about 9.8 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanti is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 9.4 km away. Rajouri is about 9.8 km away. Rajaori 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 Saher (under 2 km), Salheri (under 2 km) and Dangot (1.8 km).

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

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