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About Dhordha Village

Dhordha is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 14 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhordha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhordha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 86.24 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 14
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhordha compares

By the 2011 count Dhordha is the 144th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 86.24 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Dhordha

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

Dhordha lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Dhordha
Nearest town Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Dhordha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhordha village had a population of 29. That makes it the 144th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Dhordha village has 14 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhordha has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Dhordha is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhordha covers 86.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhordha falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhordha is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 Dhordha.

Dhordha is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhordha is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road is about 22 km away. Baroh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morath (under 2 km), Chaprehr (2.6 km) and Chudrehr (2.6 km).

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

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