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About Dura Hala Village

Dura Hala 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 830, made up of 429 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dura Hala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dura Hala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 534.6 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 429
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dura Hala compares

By the 2011 count Dura Hala is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 534.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dura Hala

Dura Hala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dura Hala 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhanaka, Dharat, Dhing and Dohgani. 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.

Common questions about Dura Hala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dura Hala village had a population of 830. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dura Hala village has 429 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dura Hala has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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

Dura Hala covers 534.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dura Hala notes the nearest railway station 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 Dura Hala.

Dura Hala 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.

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

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