About Dharun Village

Dharun is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 407 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	171.13 hectares
Population	790
Male Population	407
Female Population	383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharun compares

By the 2011 count Dharun is the 37th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 171.13 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Dharun

Dharun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharun 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 Dharun from other places

Dharun lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.0 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 Dharun
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	11 km
District headquarters	Kangra	28 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	29 km

Villages closest to Dharun

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 Dharun

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharun village had a population of 790. That makes it the 37th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Dharun village has 407 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharun has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Dharun covers 171.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharun is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 8.0 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 Dharun.

Dharun is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharun is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 8.0 km away. Jawali is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.