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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 371 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, 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 Chamba
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 770.45 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 371
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 73rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 770.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 12 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 Balle Da Pir Larth 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 32 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamba 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 763. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Dhar village has 371 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 770.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 12 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 Dhar.

Dhar is about 32 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 Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagheyar Dhar (under 2 km), Bhardhar (under 2 km) and Bhawar Dhar (under 2 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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