About Kot Dhra Village

Kot Dhra is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,717, made up of 1,401 males and 1,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kot Dhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kot Dhra village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185132
Area (hectares)	781.9 hectares
Population	2,717
Male Population	1,401
Female Population	1,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kot Dhra compares

By the 2011 count Kot Dhra is the 15th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 781.9 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kot Dhra

Kot Dhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kot Dhra as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kot Dhra from other places

Kot Dhra lies about 4.3 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 57 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 Kot Dhra
District headquarters	Rajouri	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	6.7 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	57 km

Villages closest to Kot Dhra

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.

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Common questions about Kot Dhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kot Dhra village had a population of 2,717. That makes it the 15th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Kot Dhra village has 1,401 males and 1,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kot Dhra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kot Dhra is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kot Dhra covers 781.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kot Dhra falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kot Dhra is Dugga, about 57 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 village for Kot Dhra.

Kot Dhra is about 4.3 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kot Dhra is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 4.3 km away. Rajauri is about 6.7 km away. Rajaori is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.