About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 289 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, 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	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	332.65 hectares
Population	623
Male Population	289
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,156
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 compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 332.65 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 623. That makes it the 15th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhar village has 289 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Dhar covers 332.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar 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.

Dhar 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 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.