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About Dharol Village

Dharol is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 61 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176111
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 61
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dharol compares

By the 2011 count Dharol is the 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Dharol

The census records public bus service for Dharol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharol from other places

Dharol lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Dharol
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 12 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Dharol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Dharol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharol village had a population of 137. That makes it the 94th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Dharol village has 61 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharol has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Dharol is 176111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharol covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharol falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharol is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dharol.

Dharol is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharol is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 12 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura 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 Amb Ghara (under 2 km), Bajahar (under 2 km) and Bharthun (under 2 km).

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

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