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About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 112 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 188.12 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 112
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 155th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 188.12 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 16 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 232. That makes it the 155th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhar village has 112 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 188.12 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.

Dhar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 16 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thamba (2.4 km), Balahar (4.5 km) and Bhallar (4.7 km).

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

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