About Dhar Village

Dhar is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 240 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	122.88 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	240
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 49th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 122.88 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Dhar

Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 4.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 3.1 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 Dhar
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	3.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	15 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 496. That makes it the 49th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Dhar village has 240 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 122.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Kangra Mandir, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 4.9 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 3.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.9 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.