About Dhanmasta Village

Dhanmasta is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,114, made up of 3,141 males and 2,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1952.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanmasta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanmasta village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	1952.6 hectares
Population	6,114
Male Population	3,141
Female Population	2,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Dhanmasta compares

By the 2011 count Dhanmasta is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 1952.6 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Dhanmasta

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

Dhanmasta lies about 11 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 10 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 Dhanmasta
Nearest railway station	Khari	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	11 km
District headquarters	Ramban	11 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	24 km

Villages closest to Dhanmasta

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.

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Common questions about Dhanmasta

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanmasta village had a population of 6,114. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Dhanmasta village has 3,141 males and 2,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanmasta has about 947 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 Dhanmasta is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanmasta covers 1952.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanmasta is Khari, about 10 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 Dhanmasta.

Dhanmasta is about 11 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanmasta is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Khari is about 10 km away. Banihal is about 11 km away. Ramban is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.