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About Dhamandar Village

Dhamandar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 132 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 10.17 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 132
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamandar compares

By the 2011 count Dhamandar is the 84th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 10.17 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dhamandar

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

Dhamandar lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Dhamandar
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 6.2 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Dhamandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamandar village had a population of 268. That makes it the 84th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Dhamandar village has 132 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamandar has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dhamandar is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamandar covers 10.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhamandar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamandar is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Dhamandar.

Dhamandar is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamandar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 6.2 km away. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Churaru Takarla 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 Mandu (under 2 km), Chaleta (under 2 km) and Jatiala (under 2 km).

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

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