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About Dabhiri Village

Dabhiri is a mid sized village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 342 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dabhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dabhiri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 342
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dabhiri compares

By the 2011 count Dabhiri is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Dabhiri

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

Dabhiri lies about 56 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Dabhiri
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 56 km

Villages closest to Dabhiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dabhiri village had a population of 751. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Dabhiri village has 342 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dabhiri has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Dabhiri is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dabhiri covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dabhiri falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dabhiri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 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 Dabhiri.

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

Dabhiri is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Dhatwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijhri (under 2 km), Gharyani Darwari (under 2 km) and Ghowri (under 2 km).

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

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