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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 314 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 314
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 16th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhar
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 14 km
Nearest town Akaltara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 622. That makes it the 16th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Dhar village has 314 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Kotmi Sonar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 26 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kotmi Sonar is about 14 km away. Akaltara is about 18 km away. Naina Devi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar (6.5 km), Bhulan (12 km) and Ri (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhar today is likely to be higher.

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