About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 542 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, 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	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	247.24 hectares
Population	1,054
Male Population	542
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 247.24 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar lies about 4.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 3.1 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
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	3.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	15 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dhar village has 542 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 247.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Kangra Mandir, about 3.1 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 Dhar.

Dhar is about 4.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 3.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.9 km away. Dharmsala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.