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About Dharjot Village

Dharjot is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 37 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6473 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharjot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharjot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 6473 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 37
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Dharjot compares

By the 2011 count Dharjot is the 178th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 6473 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Dharjot

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

Dharjot lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Dharjot
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Dharjot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharjot village had a population of 72. That makes it the 178th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Dharjot village has 37 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharjot has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Dharjot is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharjot covers 6473 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharjot falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharjot is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 14 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 Dharjot.

Dharjot is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharjot is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Baijnath is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhargerh (under 2 km), Chalohi (1.8 km) and Baraun (2.5 km).

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

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