About Dhar Makkan Village

Dhar Makkan is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 7 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1399.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Makkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Makkan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	1399.1 hectares
Population	8
Male Population	7
Female Population	1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	143
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 Dhar Makkan compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Makkan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 1399.1 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 Dhar Makkan

Dhar Makkan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar Makkan 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 Dhar Makkan from other places

Dhar Makkan 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 Makkan
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	32 km
District headquarters	Chamba	32 km

Villages closest to Dhar Makkan

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 Dhar Makkan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Makkan village had a population of 8. 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.

Dhar Makkan village has 7 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Makkan has about 143 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 Dhar Makkan is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Makkan covers 1399.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar Makkan 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar Makkan.

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