Skip to main content

About Dharman Village

Dharman is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 152 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 338.73 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 152
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharman compares

By the 2011 count Dharman is the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 338.73 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 903.

Getting to Dharman

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

Dharman lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 2.5 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 Dharman
Nearest railway station Zero Point 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 3.6 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Dharman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharman village had a population of 306. That makes it the 10th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Dharman village has 152 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharman has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dharman is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharman covers 338.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharman falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharman is Zero Point, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance for Dharman.

Dharman is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharman is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 2.5 km away. Multhan is about 3.6 km away. Mandi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarla (under 2 km), Sarman (under 2 km) and Sangrerh (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All