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About Dhindkhar Village

Dhindkhar is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhindkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhindkhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 167.92 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 7
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
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 Dhindkhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhindkhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 167.92 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhindkhar

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

Dhindkhar lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, 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 Dhindkhar
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km

Villages closest to Dhindkhar

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 Dhindkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhindkhar village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dhindkhar village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhindkhar has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhindkhar is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhindkhar covers 167.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhindkhar is Barial Himachal, about under 2 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 Dhindkhar.

Dhindkhar is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhindkhar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Fatehpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharela (5.6 km), Batahra (6.1 km) and Dambal (6.9 km).

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

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