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About Hathi Dhar Village

Hathi Dhar is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 97 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hathi Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hathi Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 97
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Hathi Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Hathi Dhar is the 78th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Hathi Dhar

Hathi Dhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hathi Dhar 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 Hathi Dhar from other places

Hathi Dhar lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Hathi Dhar
Nearest railway station Talara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km

Villages closest to Hathi Dhar

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 Hathi Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hathi Dhar village had a population of 201. That makes it the 78th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Hathi Dhar village has 97 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hathi Dhar has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Hathi Dhar is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hathi Dhar covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hathi Dhar falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hathi Dhar is Talara, 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 Hathi Dhar.

Hathi Dhar is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hathi Dhar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 16 km away. Bhattiyat is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Khas (4.4 km), Bela (4.6 km) and Jandrog (6.8 km).

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

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