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{{short description|Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dhadkai
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| other_name = Dhadkahi
| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33|04|20|N|75|51|13|E|display=inline,title|region:IN_type:city}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = Union territory
| subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Doda
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Gandoh (Bhalessa)
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_as_of = 2011<ref name="h557">{{cite web | title=Dhadkahi village Census Data 2011 | url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=1&district=16&subdistrict=64&town_village=4349&geo_level=4&format=csv | access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>
| population_total = 1774
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| population_demonym = Gujjar Muslims
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Dhadkai''' (also '''Dhadkahi''') is a village in the [[Doda district]] of Jammu and Kashmir, India, known as the "Silent Village of India" due to the high prevalence of hearing and speech impairments in the community.<ref name="k052">{{cite web | title=India's "silent" village of deaf-mutes | website=Reuters | date=30 June 2009 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/indias-silent-village-of-deaf-mutes-idUSTRE55T22Q/ | access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>

== Location ==
Dhadkai is located in the Gandoh (Bhalessa) Tehsil, approximately 70 kilometers from Doda and 220 kilometers from [[Jammu]].<ref name="KO">{{cite news | title='Silent Village Of India' Finally Gets Special School | website=Kashmir Observer | date=17 May 2024 | url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2024/05/17/silent-village-of-india-finally-gets-special-school/ | access-date=29 October 2024}}</ref>

== Population ==
The village has a population of around 1,774 people, comprising 970 males and 804 females.<ref name="Qeios">{{cite journal| last1=Kathuria | first1=Dr. Sunita Joshi | last2=Sharma | first2=Saroj | title=The Noisy Silence of Deaf villagers of Dhadkai, Jammu, India: A Case Study | publisher=Qeios Ltd |journal= Qeios | date=14 November 2022 | doi=10.32388/sd6bee | doi-access=free | page=}}</ref>

=== Hearing impairments ===
A significant portion of the population is affected by a congenital disorder that causes severe hearing and speech disabilities. The first reported case of hearing and speech impairment in the village dates back to 1901.<ref name="KO"/><ref name="z443"/>

=== Local sign language ===
The villagers use a local sign language to communicate with each other. This language is based on gestures commonly used by the hearing population, facilitating communication between hearing and non-hearing villagers.<ref name="Qeios"/>

=== Genetic basis ===
Research has identified mutations in the OTOF, CLDN14, and SLC26A4 genes as major causes of hearing loss in Dhadkai.<ref name="z443">{{cite journal | last1=Pandey | first1=Nishtha | last2=Rashid | first2=Tabassum | last3=Jalvi | first3=Rajeev | last4=Sharma | first4=Meenakshi | last5=Rangasayee | first5=Raghunath | last6=Andrabi | first6=Khurshid Iqbal | last7=Anand | first7=Anuranjan | title=Mutations in OTOF, CLDN14 & SLC26A4 genes as major causes of hearing impairment in Dhadkai village, Jammu & Kashmir, India | journal=The Indian Journal of Medical Research | date=2017 | volume=146 | issue=4 | pages=489–497 | pmid=29434063 | doi=10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_635_15 | doi-access=free | pmc=5819031 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Doda district]]
[[Category:Doda district]]
[[Category:Chenab Valley]]

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