About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 113 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	156.6 hectares
Population	220
Male Population	113
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 156.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 39 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	4.8 km
District headquarters	Chamba	10 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	39 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 220. That makes it the 54th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Dhar village has 113 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 156.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Nurpur Road, about 39 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.8 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.