About Dhira Village

Dhira is a mid sized village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 246 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhira village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	33.24 hectares
Population	504
Male Population	246
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhira compares

By the 2011 count Dhira is the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 33.24 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Dhira

Dhira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhira 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhira from other places

Dhira lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 10 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 Dhira
Nearest railway station	Paror	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Dhira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhira village had a population of 504. That makes it the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dhira village has 246 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhira has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

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

Dhira covers 33.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhira falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhira is Paror, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhira.

Dhira is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhira is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.