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About Dhanwalth Village

Dhanwalth is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 643 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1098.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanwalth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanwalth village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1098.3 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 643
Female Population 598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanwalth compares

By the 2011 count Dhanwalth is the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1098.3 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 922.

Getting to Dhanwalth

Dhanwalth is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanwalth 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 Dhanwalth from other places

Dhanwalth lies about 29 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 20 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 Dhanwalth
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Manwal 20 km
Nearest town Sāmba 27 km
District headquarters Udhampur 29 km

Villages closest to Dhanwalth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 Dhanwalth

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanwalth village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 61st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Dhanwalth village has 643 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanwalth has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Dhanwalth is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanwalth covers 1098.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanwalth falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhanwalth is Manwal, about 20 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 Dhanwalth.

Dhanwalth is about 29 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanwalth is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 9.9 km away. Manwal is about 20 km away. Sāmba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pharol (2.6 km), Baland (4.1 km) and Sianeri (6.5 km).

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

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