Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri # Dhowk Dhowk is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185212. The 2011 Census counted 1,432 people in 283 households, the 20th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,432 people (2011) - 283 households - 57.0% literacy - 185212 PIN code ## Dhowk PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhowk is 185212. Dhowk falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185212 - Gram panchayat Dhowk - Community development block Thanamandi - Census village code 001279 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhowk from nearby towns? - Thanamandi (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 26 km by road - Thanamandi (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhowk? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhowk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 2 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thanamandi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhowk known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. Products made here include chain stich. About 35% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhowk Of every 100 households in Dhowk in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhowk · ■ Thanamandi rural average - Electricity for lighting 76% 79% - Toilet within the home 2% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 85% - Tap water 29% 30% - Drinking water within premises 3% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 83% - Use banking services 26% 48% - Television 1% 17% - Mobile phone 38% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 49% 33% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhowk? ■ Dhowk · ■ Thanamandi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.0% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 850 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 814 863 - Working population 44.3% 37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 152 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 168 (26%) · ■ Marginal 312 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thanamandi - Palangar 2,240 people - Samsamat 2,003 people - Azmat Abad 1,554 people - Bidha Kanna 1,488 people - Dara 1,397 people - Narojal 1,347 people - Majhur 1,099 people - Karyot 906 people All 32 villages in Thanamandi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhowk? 185212 - How far is Dhowk from Rajouri? 26 km by road - What is the population of Dhowk? 1,432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhowk in? Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhowk? 57.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/dhowk/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.