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About Dhatehr Village

Dhatehr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 110 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhatehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhatehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 110.04 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 110
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhatehr compares

By the 2011 count Dhatehr is the 54th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 110.04 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dhatehr

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

Dhatehr lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 Dhatehr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 12 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 46 km

Villages closest to Dhatehr

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 Dhatehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhatehr village had a population of 243. That makes it the 54th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dhatehr village has 110 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhatehr has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Dhatehr covers 110.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhatehr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 30 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 Dhatehr.

Dhatehr is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhatehr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 12 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajjar (under 2 km), Korli (under 2 km) and Dib (1.5 km).

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

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