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About Dhan Village

Dhan is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 941 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 183.8 hectares
Population 1,878
Male Population 941
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhan compares

By the 2011 count Dhan is the 11th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 183.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhan

Dhan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhan 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhan from other places

Dhan lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Dhan
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Dhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhan village had a population of 1,878. That makes it the 11th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhan village has 941 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhan has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhan is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhan covers 183.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhan falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhan is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhan.

Dhan is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhan is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patan (under 2 km), Sanehr (under 2 km) and Thangar (under 2 km).

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

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