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About Dhar Panyali Village

Dhar Panyali is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 24 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Panyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Panyali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 376.73 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 24
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhar Panyali compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Panyali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 376.73 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dhar Panyali

Dhar Panyali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhar Panyali 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar Panyali from other places

Dhar Panyali lies about 7.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 3.6 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 Panyali
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 3.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Dhar Panyali

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 Panyali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Panyali village had a population of 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dhar Panyali village has 24 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Panyali has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Panyali is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Panyali covers 376.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar Panyali is Jawalamukhi Road, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dhar Panyali.

Dhar Panyali is about 7.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Panyali is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 3.6 km away. Kangra is about 7.9 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Kali Dhar Gumbar (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Mehar Ban (under 2 km) and Rayalkar (2.7 km).

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

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