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About Dhiari Village

Dhiari is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 24 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhiari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 17.5 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 24
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Dhiari compares

By the 2011 count Dhiari is the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 17.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhiari

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

Dhiari lies about 6.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 6.4 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 Dhiari
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 6.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 6.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 31 km

Villages closest to Dhiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhiari village had a population of 53. That makes it the 186th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dhiari village has 24 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhiari has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhiari is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhiari covers 17.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhiari falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhiari is Kangra Mandir, about 6.4 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 Dhiari.

Dhiari is about 6.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhiari is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 6.4 km away. Kangra is about 6.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrial (9.7 km), Band Jharolan (10 km) and Chuhar Kalan (10 km).

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

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