Dhargaloon

Dhargaloon
Dhargaloon; Dhargloon
	Village
	Dhargaloon Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Dhargaloon Dhargaloon (India)
	Coordinates: 33.52°N 74.20°E
Country	India
Union territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Poonch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Population (2011)
• Total	1,035
Languages
• Spoken	English, Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	185211[1]
Vehicle registration	JK

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]

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)
	Total	Male	Female
Population	6005	2952	3053
Children aged below 6 years	988	537	451
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1418	701	717
Literacy	70.20%	81.12%	60.07%
Workers (all)	2669	1307	1362
Main workers (all)	739	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	1930	823	1107

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.

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References

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

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[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.