# Dhamlar Village, Billawar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Billawar, Kathua 

# Dhamlar

Dhamlar is a village in Billawar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,775 people in 306 households**, the 40th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 1,775people (2011)
- 306households
- 72.1%literacy
- 184203PIN code

## Dhamlar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhamlar is 184203.** Dhamlar falls in Billawar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184203
- Gram panchayatDhamlar
- Community development blockBillawar
- Census village code001694

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhamlar from nearby towns?

- Billawar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)80 km by road
- Billawar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhamlar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamlar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Billawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Billawar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhamlar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 30% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhamlar

Of every 100 households in Dhamlar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhamlar · ■ Billawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****62%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****99%**

**70%

Television ****60%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhamlar?

■ Dhamlar · ■ Billawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**893

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**868

Working population ****23.2%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 44% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 335 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 30 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Billawar

- Dewal2,042 people
- Salor1,924 people
- Lakhari1,915 people
- Kishan Pur1,858 people
- Kandharnu1,668 people
- Pallan1,651 people
- Aglidhar1,603 people
- Rampur1,603 people

[All 66 villages in Billawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/billawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhamlar?184203
- How far is Dhamlar from Kathua?80 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamlar?1,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamlar in?Kathua district (Billawar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamlar?72.1% (Census 2011)
