Dhargaloon

Dhargaloon, also spelled as Dargaloon or Dhargalon, is a village, located in Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch district in Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. [2] Its district headquarters are located in Poonch and administrative units in "Mendhar". This village comes under the "Balakote" block which is its local administrative unit. [3] The village is located close the border with Pakistan and is largely influenced by the border forces. Residents of Dhargaloon staged a protest in May 2017 because of water and power shortages. [4]

Dhargaloon

Dhargloon
Village
Dhargaloon
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Dhargaloon
Dhargaloon (India)
Coordinates: 33.52°N 74.20°E / 33.52; 74.20
Country India
Union territoryJammu and Kashmir
DistrictPoonch
TehsilMendhar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,035
Languages
 • SpokenEnglish, Hindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
185211[1]
Vehicle registrationJK

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Dhargaloon has 1062 households.[5] The literacy rate of Dhargaloon was 70.20% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dhargaloon, Male literacy stands at 81.12% while the female literacy rate was 60.07%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
TotalMaleFemale
Population600529523053
Children aged below 6 years988537451
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1418701717
Literacy70.20%81.12%60.07%
Workers (all)266913071362
Main workers (all)739––
Marginal workers (total)19308231107

Transport

Road

Dhargaloon is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 144A and the BG-Surankote Road.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Dhargaloon are Jammu Tawi railway station and Awantipora railway station located at a distance of 192 kilometres and 154 kilometres respectively.

Air

The nearest airports to Dhargaloon are Jammu Airport and Srinagar International Airport located at a distance of 195 kilometres and is 180 kilometres respectively.

References
  1. "Dhargaloon Pin Code". Pin Code.net. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Dhargaloon residents protest over water, power crisis" (PDF). jkpwdrb.nic.in. Public Works Department - Jammu & Kashmir. 3 December 2018.
  3. "AAP 2017-18 BADP of POONCH DISTRICT" (PDF). jkplanning.gov.in. Planning Development & Monitoring Department - Jammu & Kashmir. 3 December 2018.
  4. "Dhargaloon residents protest over water, power crisis". greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir. 30 May 2017.
  5. "Dhargaloon Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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