Dhanu, Mathwar

Dhanu is a village located in the Bhalwal Tehsil of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mathwar block and comes under Dhano Halqa Panchayat.

As on May 2025, the current population of Dhanu is 1.2 thousands out of which 642 are males and rest 537 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 836 females per 1000 males. There are around 145 teenagers in Dhanu. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 781 persons can read and write. Total 45 people belonging to scheduled caste and 891 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 208 households in Dhanu, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 680.