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About Sadhal Village

Sadhal is a small village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 465, made up of 226 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185131
Area (hectares) 50.6 hectares
Population 465
Male Population 226
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Sadhal compares

By the 2011 count Sadhal is the 97th 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 50.6 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sadhal

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

Sadhal lies about 15 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 68 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 Sadhal
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 5.0 km
Nearest town Rajaori 5.0 km
District headquarters Rajouri 15 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 68 km

Villages closest to Sadhal

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 Sadhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhal village had a population of 465. That makes it the 97th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Sadhal village has 226 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhal has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sadhal is 185131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sadhal covers 50.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sadhal is Dugga, about 68 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 Sadhal.

Sadhal is about 15 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadhal is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 5.0 km away. Rajaori is about 5.0 km away. Rajouri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makot (under 2 km), Patrara (under 2 km) and Thandi Kassi (under 2 km).

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

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