About Dhar Khas Village

Dhar Khas is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 139 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Harchakian
Pincode	176210
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	139
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Khas compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Khas is the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Dhar Khas

Dhar Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar Khas 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar Khas from other places

Dhar Khas lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Khas
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harchakian	4.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	4.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Dhar Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Khas village had a population of 278. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dhar Khas village has 139 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Khas has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Khas is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Khas covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Khas falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Khas is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar Khas.

Dhar Khas is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Khas is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Harchakian is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.