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About Dholahri Village

Dholahri is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 132 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 132
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholahri compares

By the 2011 count Dholahri is the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Dholahri

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

How far is Dholahri from other places

Dholahri lies about 9.3 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 3.7 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 Dholahri
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 9.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km

Villages closest to Dholahri

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.

Common questions about Dholahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholahri village had a population of 266. That makes it the 24th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Dholahri village has 132 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholahri has about 1015 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 Dholahri is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholahri covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholahri falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dholahri is Jawalamukhi Road, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dholahri.

Dholahri is about 9.3 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholahri is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 3.7 km away. Harchakian is about 9.3 km away. Kangra is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareta (6.1 km), Dabar (6.1 km) and Dhar Khas (6.7 km).

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

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