About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 285 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, 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	Nurpur
Pincode	176202
Area (hectares)	222.77 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	285
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 88th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 222.77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	13 km
Nearest town	Mamun	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	54 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 562. That makes it the 88th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Dhar village has 285 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 222.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 village for Dhar.

Dhar is about 54 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.