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About Dhanar Dhedian Village

Dhanar Dhedian is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 247 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanar Dhedian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanar Dhedian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 200.7 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 247
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Dhanar Dhedian compares

By the 2011 count Dhanar Dhedian is the 96th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 200.7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dhanar Dhedian

Dhanar Dhedian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanar Dhedian 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 Dhanar Dhedian from other places

Dhanar Dhedian lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 42 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 Dhanar Dhedian
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 26 km
Nearest town Rajaori 26 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 42 km

Villages closest to Dhanar Dhedian

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 Dhanar Dhedian

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanar Dhedian village had a population of 469. That makes it the 96th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dhanar Dhedian village has 247 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanar Dhedian has about 899 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 Dhanar Dhedian is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanar Dhedian covers 200.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanar Dhedian falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhanar Dhedian is Dugga, about 42 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 Dhanar Dhedian.

Dhanar Dhedian is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanar Dhedian is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Rajauri is about 26 km away. Rajaori is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chodri Nar (under 2 km), Naga Nar (under 2 km) and Drairi (12 km).

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

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