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About Dhoh Village

Dhoh is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 301 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177024
Area (hectares) 106.68 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 301
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoh compares

By the 2011 count Dhoh is the 34th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 106.68 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Dhoh

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

Dhoh lies about 29 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Dhoh
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 29 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 39 km

Villages closest to Dhoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoh village had a population of 653. That makes it the 34th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Dhoh village has 301 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoh has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Dhoh is 177024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoh covers 106.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhoh falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhoh is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 village for Dhoh.

Dhoh is about 29 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoh is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Bhoranj is about 17 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doh (under 2 km), Gugehri (under 2 km) and Kosar (1.7 km).

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

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