Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Dhamaal Dhamaal is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 184147. The 2011 Census counted 859 people in 170 households, the 47th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 859 people (2011) - 170 households - 83.7% literacy - 184147 PIN code ## Dhamaal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhamaal is 184147. Dhamaal falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 184147 - Gram panchayat Dhamal - Community development block Barnoti - Census village code 002010 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhamaal from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Kathua (district HQ) 16 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhamaal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamaal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Hiranagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhamaal known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 45% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhamaal Of every 100 households in Dhamaal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dhamaal · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 25% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 78% - Tap water 53% 47% - Drinking water within premises 42% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 63% - Use banking services 95% 87% - Television 83% 70% - Mobile phone 91% 76% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 33% 27% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 6% 11% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhamaal? ■ Dhamaal · ■ Hiranagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.7% 79.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 863 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 765 - Working population 29.0% 29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 75.3% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (6%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 87 (35%) · ■ Marginal 38 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hiranagar - Dhandiyari 885 people - Gadiyal 876 people - Thath 867 people - Chak Handa 862 people - Bann 846 people - Chhan Moraan 843 people - Sherpur Bala 836 people - Chapaki Kalan 825 people All 203 villages in Hiranagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhamaal? 184147 - How far is Dhamaal from Kathua? 16 km by road - What is the population of Dhamaal? 859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamaal in? Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhamaal? 83.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/dhamaal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.