# Dhandhar Village, Chenani, Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Chenani, Udhampur 

# Dhandhar

Dhandhar is a village in Chenani sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182141**. The 2011 Census counted **2,604 people in 447 households**, the 6th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 2,604people (2011)
- 447households
- 61.4%literacy
- 182141PIN code

## Dhandhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhandhar is 182141.** Dhandhar falls in Chenani sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182141
- Gram panchayatDhandal
- Community development blockChenani
- Census village code005004

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

## How far is Dhandhar from nearby towns?

- Chenani (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Udhampur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chenani (nearest town)2 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 Dhandhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chenani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udhampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udhampur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 15 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 Dhandhar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 19% of the 1,378 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Dhandhar

Of every 100 households in Dhandhar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhandhar · ■ Chenani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**73%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****24%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**54%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhandhar?

■ Dhandhar · ■ Chenani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**944

Working population ****45.3%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 48.2% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 531 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (14%) · **■** Marginal 453 (38%)

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 Chenani

- Nuglta3,384 people
- Sira3,102 people
- Satyalta2,630 people
- Gharian Kalan2,611 people
- Karlah2,578 people
- Gharian Khurd2,470 people
- Sarahd Kirpalt2,315 people
- Patan Garh2,297 people

[All 47 villages in Chenani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/chenani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhandhar?182141
- How far is Dhandhar from Udhampur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandhar?2,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandhar in?Udhampur district (Chenani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandhar?61.4% (Census 2011)
