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About Dhameri Village

Dhameri is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 74 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,297 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhameri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhameri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177112
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 74
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,297
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 Dhameri compares

By the 2011 count Dhameri is the 65th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 86 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, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Dhameri

Dhameri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhameri 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 Dhameri from other places

Dhameri lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 11 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 Dhameri
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Dhameri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhameri village had a population of 170. That makes it the 65th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Dhameri village has 74 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhameri has about 1297 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Dhameri is 177112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhameri covers 86 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.

Dhameri falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhameri is Kartoli Punjab, about 11 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 Dhameri.

Dhameri is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhameri is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Kartoli Punjab is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Jaswan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalera (under 2 km), Paplohtar (1.7 km) and Amran (2.3 km).

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

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