# Dhar Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185156**. The 2011 Census counted **534 people in 138 households**, the 31st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 534people (2011)
- 138households
- 77.2%literacy
- 185156PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 185156.** Dhar falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185156
- Gram panchayatDhar
- Community development blockSunderbani
- Census village code001647

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

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)88 km by road
- Sunderbani (nearest town)23 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 Dhar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sunderbani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include oil seeds. About 7% of the 1,091 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****20%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Sunderbani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**827

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 174 (95%)

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 Sunderbani

- Chak Nawabad643 people
- Goraha Charala622 people
- Thichka611 people
- Barnara570 people
- Ghantha497 people
- Nauti432 people
- Lohara Kot413 people
- Chak Tawela387 people

[All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?185156
- How far is Dhar from Rajouri?88 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?534 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?77.2% (Census 2011)
