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About Dhar Shiv Garh Village

Dhar Shiv Garh is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 174 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5002.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Shiv Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Shiv Garh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 5002.4 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 174
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Shiv Garh compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Shiv Garh is the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 5002.4 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dhar Shiv Garh

Dhar Shiv Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhar Shiv Garh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhar Shiv Garh from other places

Dhar Shiv Garh lies about 37 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 21 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 Dhar Shiv Garh
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 20 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 21 km
Nearest town Doda 22 km
District headquarters Udhampur 37 km

Villages closest to Dhar Shiv Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenani 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 Dhar Shiv Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Shiv Garh village had a population of 356. That makes it the 34th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Dhar Shiv Garh village has 174 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Shiv Garh has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Shiv Garh is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Shiv Garh covers 5002.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Shiv Garh falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Shiv Garh is Sumber, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar Shiv Garh.

Dhar Shiv Garh is about 37 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Shiv Garh is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Chenani is about 20 km away. Sumber is about 21 km away. Doda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahri (8.7 km), Incha (8.8 km) and Margana (11 km).

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

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