# Dhing Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Dhing

Dhing is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 283 households**, the 30th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,167people (2011)
- 283households
- 80.7%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Dhing PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhing is 185151.** Dhing falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatDhing
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001606

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

## How far is Dhing from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)17 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 Dhing?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Numal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Dhing known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 15% of the 1,136 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dhing

Of every 100 households in Dhing in 2011, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhing · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**74%

Use banking services ****82%**

**81%

Television ****46%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhing?

■ Dhing · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**841

Working population ****66.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 74.2% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 112 (14%) · **■** Marginal 653 (84%)

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 Nowshehra

- Sihal1,368 people
- Langar1,334 people
- Sariah1,241 people
- Bhajnoa1,221 people
- Chak Jaralan1,157 people
- Qila Darhal1,157 people
- Dhanaka1,062 people
- Man Pur875 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhing?185151
- How far is Dhing from Rajouri?64 km by road
- What is the population of Dhing?1,167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhing in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhing?80.7% (Census 2011)
