Village · Ramnagar, Udhampur # Dhandal Dhandal is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 182147. The 2011 Census counted 3,093 people in 500 households, the 11th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 3,093 people (2011) - 500 households - 66.1% literacy - 182147 PIN code ## Dhandal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhandal is 182147. Dhandal falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 182147 - Gram panchayat Dhandal - Community development block Ghordi - Census village code 005072 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhandal from nearby towns? - Ramnagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Udhampur (district HQ) 19 km by road - Udhampur (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhandal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ramnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udhampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udhampur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhandal known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 27% of the 943 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhandal Of every 100 households in Dhandal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhandal · ■ Ramnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 67% - Toilet within the home 1% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 94% - Tap water 4% 45% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98% - Use banking services 94% 71% - Television 30% 20% - Mobile phone 60% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 2% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 30% 27% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhandal? ■ Dhandal · ■ Ramnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 998 924 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1049 889 - Working population 49.1% 43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 54.1% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 559 (37%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 197 (13%) · ■ Marginal 749 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ramnagar - Chapper 3,625 people - Lathi 3,558 people - Nalla Ghorian 3,374 people - Pachound 3,352 people - Kermuim 3,085 people - Herterian 2,963 people - Chanunta 2,752 people - Bhatiari 2,748 people All 90 villages in Ramnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhandal? 182147 - How far is Dhandal from Udhampur? 19 km by road - What is the population of Dhandal? 3,093 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandal in? Udhampur district (Ramnagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhandal? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/udhampur/ramnagar/dhandal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.