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About Dhabbi Village

Dhabbi is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 7 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhabbi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhabbi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 7
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhabbi compares

By the 2011 count Dhabbi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhabbi

Dhabbi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhabbi as Available within 10+ 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 Dhabbi from other places

Dhabbi lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Dhabbi
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 65 km

Villages closest to Dhabbi

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.

Common questions about Dhabbi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhabbi village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dhabbi village has 7 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhabbi has about 571 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhabbi is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhabbi covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhabbi is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 <5 km distance for Dhabbi.

Dhabbi is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhabbi is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Nurpur Road is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chundi (under 2 km), Kulthot (under 2 km) and Hiar (under 2 km).

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

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