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About Dhamlahr Village

Dhamlahr is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 29 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamlahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamlahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 27.72 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 29
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamlahr compares

By the 2011 count Dhamlahr is the 339th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 27.72 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 971.

Getting to Dhamlahr

Dhamlahr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhamlahr as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhamlahr from other places

Dhamlahr lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 6.4 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 Dhamlahr
Nearest railway station Kandrori 6.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Dhamlahr

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 Dhamlahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamlahr village had a population of 62. That makes it the 339th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dhamlahr village has 29 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamlahr has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Dhamlahr covers 27.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhamlahr is Kandrori, about 6.4 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 km distance for Dhamlahr.

Dhamlahr is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamlahr is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 6.4 km away. Mamun is about 10 km away. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samal (under 2 km), Nangarwan (under 2 km) and Tajwan (1.6 km).

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

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