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About Dhar Supacholu Village

Dhar Supacholu is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 32 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 625 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Supacholu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Supacholu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 801 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 32
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 625
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Supacholu compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Supacholu is the 124th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 979.

Getting to Dhar Supacholu

Dhar Supacholu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar Supacholu as Available within <5 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 Supacholu from other places

Dhar Supacholu 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 Supacholu
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 Supacholu

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 Supacholu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Supacholu village had a population of 52. That makes it the 124th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhar Supacholu village has 32 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Supacholu has about 625 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Supacholu is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Supacholu covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Supacholu falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Dhar Supacholu 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 Supacholu 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 Sontith (under 2 km).

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

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