| Dhara | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jammu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chenab Valley |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Doda |
| Subdivision Type5: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name5: | Doda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3441 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Sarazi, Kashmiri |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 182201[1] |
Dhara is a village located in the Doda Tehsil of the Doda district in the Indian administered Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[2] [3]
According to the 2011 Census, Dhara had a total population of 3441 people, with1,785 males and 1,656 females. The village has a significant population of children aged 0-6, comprising 21.51% of the total population, with 740 children in this age group. The average sex ratio in Dhara is 928, which is higher than the state average of 889. The child sex ratio in Dhara stands at 968, also higher than the Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862.[4]
Dhara village has a lower literacy rate compared to the overall literacy rate in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, the literacy rate in Dhara was 58.68%, while the state average was 67.16%. Among the population, male literacy stood at 72.04%, while female literacy was 44.12%.[4]