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About Chhoti Dhar Village

Chhoti Dhar is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 86 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhoti Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhoti Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 206.44 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 86
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Chhoti Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Chhoti Dhar is the 246th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 206.44 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 971.

Getting to Chhoti Dhar

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

Chhoti Dhar lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Chhoti Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Chhoti Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhoti Dhar village had a population of 174. That makes it the 246th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chhoti Dhar village has 86 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhoti Dhar has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chhoti Dhar is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhoti Dhar covers 206.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhoti Dhar falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhoti Dhar is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Chhoti Dhar.

Chhoti Dhar is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhoti Dhar is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baddi Dhar (under 2 km), Ban Bhanghar (under 2 km) and Bhareet (under 2 km).

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

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