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About Dhar Sontith Village

Dhar Sontith is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14. The village covers 638.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Sontith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Sontith village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 638.63 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 14
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Sontith compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Sontith is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 638.63 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Dhar Sontith

Dhar Sontith is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhar Sontith as Available within village. 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 Sontith from other places

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

Villages closest to Dhar Sontith

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saluni 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 Sontith

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Sontith village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Sontith is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Sontith covers 638.63 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 Sontith falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (under 2 km), Dhar Gamgul (under 2 km) and Dhar Supacholu (under 2 km).

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

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