About Dhand Village

Dhand is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 252 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	252
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is the 60th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhand

Dhand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhand from other places

Dhand lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 58 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 Dhand
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	21 km
District headquarters	Chamba	21 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	58 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 517. That makes it the 60th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dhand village has 252 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhand is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhand covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhand falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Nurpur Road, about 58 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhand.

Dhand is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.