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About Dhariatu Village

Dhariatu is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 5 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhariatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhariatu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 22.96 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 5
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhariatu compares

By the 2011 count Dhariatu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 22.96 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dhariatu

Dhariatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhariatu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhariatu from other places

Dhariatu lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 Dhariatu
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Dhariatu

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 Dhariatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhariatu village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dhariatu village has 5 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhariatu has about 1800 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dhariatu is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhariatu covers 22.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhariatu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Dhariatu.

Dhariatu is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhariatu is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 6.6 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pihri (under 2 km), Makar (under 2 km) and Uk Lahr (under 2 km).

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

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