About Dhanaka Village

Dhanaka is a mid sized village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 545 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanaka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Nowshehra
Pincode	185151
Area (hectares)	306.4 hectares
Population	1,062
Male Population	545
Female Population	517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanaka compares

By the 2011 count Dhanaka is the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 306.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 926.

Getting to Dhanaka

Dhanaka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanaka 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Sarkar, Chak Sarkari, Chovki Handan and Dabbar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhanaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanaka village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dhanaka village has 545 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanaka has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Dhanaka is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanaka covers 306.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanaka falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Dhanaka notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhanaka.

Dhanaka is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.