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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 129 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, 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 Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 106.63 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 129
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 50th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 106.63 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

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 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Nurpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dalhousie 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 265. That makes it the 50th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dhar village has 129 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 106.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 34 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 Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Dalhousie is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bugdhar (under 2 km), Dhar Kolian (under 2 km) and Dhard (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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