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About Bohar Dhar Village

Bohar Dhar is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,532, made up of 2,329 males and 2,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohar Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohar Dhar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ramban
Tehsil Banihal
Pincode 182214
Area (hectares) 1378.4 hectares
Population 4,532
Male Population 2,329
Female Population 2,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bohar Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Bohar Dhar is the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 1378.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bohar Dhar

Bohar Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bohar Dhar as Available within 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 Bohar Dhar from other places

Bohar Dhar lies about 14 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 8.6 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 Bohar Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Banihal 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Khari 8.6 km
District headquarters Ramban 14 km
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 22 km

Villages closest to Bohar Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banihal 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 Bohar Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohar Dhar village had a population of 4,532. That makes it the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Bohar Dhar village has 2,329 males and 2,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohar Dhar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bohar Dhar is 182214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bohar Dhar covers 1378.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bohar Dhar falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bohar Dhar is Khari, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bohar Dhar.

Bohar Dhar is about 14 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohar Dhar is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about 8.6 km away. Khari is about 8.6 km away. Ramban is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanmasta (2.5 km), Chamalwas (3.1 km) and Panchal (3.4 km).

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

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