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About Dhari Dhara Village

Dhari Dhara 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 942, made up of 498 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhari Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhari Dhara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 277.2 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 498
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhari Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhari Dhara is the 60th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 277.2 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Dhari Dhara

Dhari Dhara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhari Dhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhari Dhara from other places

Dhari Dhara lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 67 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 Dhari Dhara
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 5.4 km
Nearest town Rajaori 5.4 km
District headquarters Rajouri 14 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 67 km

Villages closest to Dhari Dhara

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 Dhari Dhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhari Dhara village had a population of 942. That makes it the 60th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Dhari Dhara village has 498 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhari Dhara has about 892 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 Dhari Dhara is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhari Dhara covers 277.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhari Dhara falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhari Dhara is Dugga, about 67 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhari Dhara.

Dhari Dhara is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhari Dhara is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 5.4 km away. Rajaori is about 5.4 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhabardhara (under 2 km), Jandhi Dhara (under 2 km) and Methi Dhara (under 2 km).

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

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