About Dara Village

Dara is a mid sized village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 740 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Thanamandi
Pincode	185212
Area (hectares)	293.8 hectares
Population	1,397
Male Population	740
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 Dara compares

By the 2011 count Dara is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 293.8 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dara

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

Dara lies about 1.8 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 54 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 Dara
District headquarters	Rajouri	1.8 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thanamandi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	54 km

Villages closest to Dara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thanamandi 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 Dara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dara village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Dara village has 740 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dara has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dara is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dara covers 293.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dara falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dara is Dugga, about 54 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 Dara.

Dara is about 1.8 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dara is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 1.8 km away. Rajaori is about 9.1 km away. Thanamandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.