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About Drabbar Village

Drabbar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 175 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Drabbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Drabbar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 161.55 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 175
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Drabbar compares

By the 2011 count Drabbar is the 31st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 161.55 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Drabbar

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

Drabbar lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 Drabbar
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 6.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 36 km

Villages closest to Drabbar

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 Drabbar

As per the Census of India 2011, Drabbar village had a population of 357. That makes it the 31st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Drabbar village has 175 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Drabbar has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Drabbar is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Drabbar covers 161.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Drabbar is Nurpur Road, about 36 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 Drabbar.

Drabbar is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Drabbar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 6.6 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matola (under 2 km), Guthri (2.0 km) and Dabrehn (2.1 km).

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

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