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About Dangahri Village

Dangahri is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 170 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dangahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 367.57 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 170
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dangahri compares

By the 2011 count Dangahri is the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 367.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dangahri

Dangahri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dangahri as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dangahri from other places

Dangahri lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 Dangahri
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 24 km
District headquarters Chamba 24 km

Villages closest to Dangahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangahri village had a population of 345. That makes it the 41st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dangahri village has 170 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangahri has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dangahri is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dangahri covers 367.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dangahri falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangahri is Nurpur Road, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dangahri.

Dangahri is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangahri is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 16 km away. Bhattiyat is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahi Da Bagh (under 2 km), Kala Phat (2.5 km) and Tara Garh (2.6 km).

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

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