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About Dhunera Village

Dhunera is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 60 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 71.4 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 60
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Dhunera compares

By the 2011 count Dhunera is the 91st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 71.4 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dhunera

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

Dhunera lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Dhunera
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km

Villages closest to Dhunera

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 Dhunera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunera village had a population of 120. That makes it the 91st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Dhunera village has 60 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunera has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Dhunera covers 71.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhunera is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Dhunera.

Dhunera is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunera is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareru (2.9 km), Bhatoli (4.6 km) and Surkhigala Jangal (5.8 km).

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

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