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About Dhanorh Village

Dhanorh is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,391, made up of 1,246 males and 1,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2300.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanorh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanorh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182313
Area (hectares) 2300.3 hectares
Population 2,391
Male Population 1,246
Female Population 1,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanorh compares

By the 2011 count Dhanorh is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 2300.3 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhanorh

Dhanorh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanorh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanorh from other places

Dhanorh lies about 11 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 13 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 Dhanorh
District headquarters Reasi 11 km
Nearest town Akhnūr 12 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 30 km

Villages closest to Dhanorh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Dhanorh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanorh village had a population of 2,391. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Dhanorh village has 1,246 males and 1,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanorh has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dhanorh is 182313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanorh covers 2300.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanorh falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhanorh is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 13 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 village for Dhanorh.

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

Dhanorh is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Reasi is about 11 km away. Akhnūr is about 12 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanthan (22 km), Arnas (22 km) and Matlot (22 km).

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

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