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About Dhok Bainar Village

Dhok Bainar is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 357 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhok Bainar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhok Bainar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185156
Area (hectares) 447.2 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 357
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Dhok Bainar compares

By the 2011 count Dhok Bainar is the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 447.2 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dhok Bainar

Dhok Bainar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhok Bainar 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 Dhok Bainar from other places

Dhok Bainar lies about 56 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, 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 Dhok Bainar
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 20 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 25 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 42 km
District headquarters Rajouri 56 km

Villages closest to Dhok Bainar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunderbani 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 Dhok Bainar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhok Bainar village had a population of 705. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Dhok Bainar village has 357 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhok Bainar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dhok Bainar is 185156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhok Bainar covers 447.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhok Bainar falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhok Bainar is Jammu Tawi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhok Bainar.

Dhok Bainar is about 56 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhok Bainar is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 20 km away. Akhnūr is about 25 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoli (6.6 km), Thichka (8.4 km) and Basant Pur (8.6 km).

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

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