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About Dharot Village

Dharot is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 120 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 163.93 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 120
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Dharot compares

By the 2011 count Dharot is the 84th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 163.93 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dharot

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

Dharot lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 11 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 Dharot
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Dharot

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 Dharot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharot village had a population of 230. That makes it the 84th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dharot village has 120 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharot has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dharot is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharot covers 163.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharot is Bharmar, about 11 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 Dharot.

Dharot is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharot is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 2.9 km away. Bharmar is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khor (1.6 km), Badiali (1.7 km) and Mandhot (1.8 km).

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

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