About Dhangri Village

Dhangri is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,553, made up of 1,879 males and 1,674 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangri village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Rajauri
Pincode	185132
Area (hectares)	688.4 hectares
Population	3,553
Male Population	1,879
Female Population	1,674
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Dhangri compares

By the 2011 count Dhangri is the 8th 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 688.4 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 Dhangri

Dhangri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhangri 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 Dhangri from other places

Dhangri lies about 9.7 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 58 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 Dhangri
Tehsil headquarters	Rajauri	6.8 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	6.8 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	58 km

Villages closest to Dhangri

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 Dhangri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangri village had a population of 3,553. That makes it the 8th 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.

Dhangri village has 1,879 males and 1,674 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangri has about 891 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 Dhangri is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhangri covers 688.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhangri is Dugga, about 58 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 Dhangri.

Dhangri is about 9.7 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangri is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 6.8 km away. Rajaori is about 6.8 km away. Rajouri is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.