About Dhansal Village

Dhansal is a mid sized village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 994 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1531.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Tehsil	Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode	182313
Area (hectares)	1531.3 hectares
Population	1,973
Male Population	994
Female Population	979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Dhansal compares

By the 2011 count Dhansal is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1531.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dhansal

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

Dhansal lies about 18 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 5.1 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 Dhansal
Nearest railway station	Basindahar	5.1 km
District headquarters	Reasi	18 km
Nearest town	Udhampur	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gool Gulabgarh	28 km

Villages closest to Dhansal

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.

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Common questions about Dhansal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansal village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Dhansal village has 994 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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

Dhansal covers 1531.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhansal is Basindahar, about 5.1 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 Dhansal.

Dhansal is about 18 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansal is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Basindahar is about 5.1 km away. Reasi is about 18 km away. Udhampur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.