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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dhar Kalan<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = Phari Dogri<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|32.4107214|N|75.7966358|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Pathankot district|Pathankot]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Dhar Kalan<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| elevation_m = 524<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_blank1_title = Total Households<br />
| population_blank1 = 266<br />
| population_footnotes =<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=29849|title=Dhar Kalan Population per Census India|work=[[Census of India, 2011]]}}</ref><br />
| population_total = 1441<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 721/690 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = <br />
| demographics1_info2 = <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 145022<br />
| area_total_ha = 803<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone<br />
| area_code = 01870<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]-68<br />
| iso_code = IN-PB<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = Post office<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = <br />
| website = <br />
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'''Dhar Kalan''' is a village and administrative headquarter of Dhar Kalan tehsil in [[Pathankot district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=District Administration of Pathankot district|url=https://pathankot.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 October 2020|website=Official website of Pathankot district}}</ref> It is located about {{convert|30|km}} from district headquarter [[Pathankot]] and {{convert|260|km}} from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by [[Sarpanch]] an elected representative of the village.<br />
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Before formation of Pathankot district on 27 July 2011, Dhar Kalan along with Pathankot district was part of Gurdaspur district. For 2011 census it is listed under Gurdaspur district as census was completed before formation of the new district of Pathankot.<ref name=census /><br />
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== Demography ==<br />
{{as of|2011}}, The village had a total number of 266 houses and the population of 1441 of which 721 were males while 690 were females according to the report [[published]] by [[Census India]] in 2011.<ref name=census /> The literacy rate of the village is 82.67%, highest than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 159 which is 11.27% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 1038 higher than the state average of 846.<ref name=DCHB>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_Village_Release_0300.xlsx|title=DCHB Village Release|work=[[Census of India, 2011]]}}</ref><br />
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Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 17.43% of total population in the village. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.<ref name=DCHB /><br />
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As per census 2011, 425 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which includes 373 males and 52 females. According to census survey report 2011, 71.76% workers describe their work as main work and 28.24% workers are involved in marginal activity providing the livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=DCHB /><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
The nearest [[train station]] is located {{convert|19|km}} away in Dalhousie road and [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is {{convert|155|km}} away from the village.<br />
[[National Highway 154A (India)|National Highway 154A]] passes through Dhar Kalan and provides connectivity to Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of villages in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Pathankot district}}<br />
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