# Dara Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Dara

Dara is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,397 people in 262 households**, the 21st largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,397people (2011)
- 262households
- 67.7%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Dara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dara is 185212.** Dara falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatDara
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001280

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

## How far is Dara from nearby towns?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)26 km by road
- Thanamandi (nearest town)6 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 Dara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thanamandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Dara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 34% of the 294 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 Dara

Of every 100 households in Dara in 2011, 46 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dara · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****11%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****9%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**33%

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 Dara?

■ Dara · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012**

**863

Working population ****28.1%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 54.0% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (13%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 147 (37%) · **■** Marginal 91 (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 Thanamandi

- Samsamat2,003 people
- Azmat Abad1,554 people
- Bidha Kanna1,488 people
- Dhowk1,432 people
- Narojal1,347 people
- Majhur1,099 people
- Karyot906 people
- Khanyal Kote651 people

[All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dara?185212
- How far is Dara from Rajouri?26 km by road
- What is the population of Dara?1,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dara in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dara?67.7% (Census 2011)