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About Dhan Loharian Village

Dhan Loharian 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 1,016, made up of 541 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhan Loharian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhan Loharian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185132
Area (hectares) 144.5 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 541
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhan Loharian compares

By the 2011 count Dhan Loharian is the 58th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 144.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhan Loharian

Dhan Loharian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhan Loharian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhan Loharian from other places

Dhan Loharian lies about 4.0 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 53 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 Dhan Loharian
District headquarters Rajouri 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 13 km
Nearest town Rajaori 13 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 53 km

Villages closest to Dhan Loharian

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 Dhan Loharian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhan Loharian village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 58th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dhan Loharian village has 541 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhan Loharian has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dhan Loharian is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhan Loharian covers 144.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhan Loharian falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhan Loharian is Dugga, about 53 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhan Loharian.

Dhan Loharian is about 4.0 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhan Loharian is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 4.0 km away. Rajauri is about 13 km away. Rajaori is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chariahn (under 2 km), San Kari (4.6 km) and Kot Dhra (6.0 km).

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

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