# Dhalta Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Dhalta

Dhalta is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 57 households**, the 149th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 239people (2011)
- 57households
- 85.2%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Dhalta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhalta is 184144.** Dhalta falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatSallan
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code001978

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

## How far is Dhalta from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)31 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)9 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 Dhalta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhalta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sallan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Dhalta known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 52% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Dhalta

Of every 100 households in Dhalta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhalta · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**78%

Tap water ****9%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****71%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhalta?

■ Dhalta · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**765

Working population ****31.4%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 80.4% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (45%) · **■** Marginal 17 (23%)

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 Hiranagar

- Chak Gusawn254 people
- Gurah Balu254 people
- Ladwal247 people
- Mast Chak245 people
- Chhan Ranga238 people
- Murli Chak234 people
- Rathua230 people
- Chak Gojar229 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhalta?184144
- How far is Dhalta from Kathua?31 km by road
- What is the population of Dhalta?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalta in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalta?85.2% (Census 2011)