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About Dhakhar Village

Dhakhar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 135 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 85.73 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 135
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Dhakhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhakhar is the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 85.73 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dhakhar

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

Dhakhar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Dhakhar
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Dhakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakhar village had a population of 255. That makes it the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dhakhar village has 135 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakhar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dhakhar is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakhar covers 85.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakhar falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakhar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Dhakhar.

Dhakhar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakhar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Khundian is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharam Dhayara (under 2 km), Chihar (under 2 km) and Dhar Bhamolag (under 2 km).

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

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