About Dharoon Village

Dharoon is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 121 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharoon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharoon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	121
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharoon compares

By the 2011 count Dharoon is the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1021.

Getting to Dharoon

Dharoon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharoon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dharoon from other places

Dharoon lies about 56 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Dharoon
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	2.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	30 km
District headquarters	Chamba	56 km

Villages closest to Dharoon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharoon village had a population of 259. That makes it the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Dharoon village has 121 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharoon has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Dharoon is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharoon covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharoon falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharoon is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharoon.

Dharoon is about 56 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharoon is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Sihunta is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.