About Dharamsal Village

Dharamsal is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 550 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamsal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Kalakote
Pincode	185201
Area (hectares)	339.9 hectares
Population	1,073
Male Population	550
Female Population	523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamsal compares

By the 2011 count Dharamsal is the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 339.9 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dharamsal

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

Dharamsal lies about 26 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 50 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 Dharamsal
Tehsil headquarters	Kalakote	8.6 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	26 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	28 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	50 km

Villages closest to Dharamsal

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.

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Common questions about Dharamsal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamsal village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 20th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dharamsal village has 550 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamsal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dharamsal is 185201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamsal covers 339.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharamsal is Dugga, about 50 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 Dharamsal.

Dharamsal is about 26 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamsal is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 8.6 km away. Rajouri is about 26 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.