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About Dhrwai Village

Dhrwai is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 211 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhrwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhrwai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 148.12 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 211
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Dhrwai compares

By the 2011 count Dhrwai is the 36th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 148.12 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dhrwai

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

Dhrwai lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Dhrwai
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Dhrwai

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.

Common questions about Dhrwai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhrwai village had a population of 430. That makes it the 36th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Dhrwai village has 211 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhrwai has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Dhrwai covers 148.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhrwai is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Dhrwai.

Dhrwai is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhrwai is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 3.1 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiora Saini (under 2 km), Talai Jangal (under 2 km) and Bela Jangal (under 2 km).

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

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