About Dharamsal Village

Dharamsal is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 267 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamsal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	69.17 hectares
Population	572
Male Population	267
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,142
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharamsal compares

By the 2011 count Dharamsal is the 41st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 69.17 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dharamsal

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

Dharamsal lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 14 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 Dharamsal
Nearest town	Dharamsala	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km

Villages closest to Dharamsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamsal village had a population of 572. That makes it the 41st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dharamsal village has 267 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamsal has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dharamsal is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamsal covers 69.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharamsal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharamsal is Nagrota, about 14 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 Dharamsal.

Dharamsal is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamsal is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about under 2 km away. Shahpur is about 13 km away. Nagrota is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.