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About Dani Dhar Village

Dani Dhar is a mid sized village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 845 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dani Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dani Dhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185132
Area (hectares) 178.9 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 845
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dani Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dani Dhar is the 32nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 178.9 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dani Dhar

Dani Dhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dani Dhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dani Dhar from other places

Dani Dhar lies about 8.6 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 61 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 Dani Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 1.5 km
Nearest town Rajaori 1.5 km
District headquarters Rajouri 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 61 km

Villages closest to Dani Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajauri 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 Dani Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dani Dhar village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dani Dhar village has 845 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dani Dhar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dani Dhar is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dani Dhar covers 178.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dani Dhar falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dani Dhar is Dugga, about 61 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 <5 km distance for Dani Dhar.

Dani Dhar is about 8.6 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dani Dhar is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 1.5 km away. Rajaori is about 1.5 km away. Rajouri is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapa Kah (under 2 km), Khyora (1.9 km) and Salani (2.1 km).

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

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