About Dhangar Khas Village

Dhangar Khas is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 120 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhangar Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhangar Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	176033
Area (hectares)	111.11 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	120
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,292
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhangar Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhangar Khas is the 141st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 111.11 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhangar Khas

Dhangar Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhangar Khas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhangar Khas from other places

Dhangar Khas lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, about 1.5 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 Dhangar Khas
Nearest railway station	Lunsu	1.5 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Dhangar Khas

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.

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Common questions about Dhangar Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhangar Khas village had a population of 275. That makes it the 141st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhangar Khas village has 120 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhangar Khas has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Dhangar Khas covers 111.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhangar Khas is Lunsu, about 1.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhangar Khas.

Dhangar Khas is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhangar Khas is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 1.5 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.