About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 258 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	236.67 hectares
Population	518
Male Population	258
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 64th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 236.67 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dhar

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

How far is Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 12 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
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	29 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 518. That makes it the 64th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dhar village has 258 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 236.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhar.

Dhar is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 12 km away. Jawali is about 15 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.