About Dhado Village

Dhado is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 435 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhado village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176204
Area (hectares)	399.63 hectares
Population	867
Male Population	435
Female Population	432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhado compares

By the 2011 count Dhado is the 45th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 399.63 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhado

Dhado is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhado 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhado from other places

Dhado lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 9.3 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 Dhado
Nearest railway station	Talara	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Dhado

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.

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Common questions about Dhado

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhado village had a population of 867. That makes it the 45th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dhado village has 435 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhado has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhado is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhado covers 399.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhado falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhado is Talara, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhado.

Dhado is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhado is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 9.3 km away. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.