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About Dharman Village

Dharman is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 158 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 37.65 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 158
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharman compares

By the 2011 count Dharman is the 200th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 37.65 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dharman

Dharman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharman 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharman from other places

Dharman lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 2.5 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 Dharman
Nearest railway station Zero Point 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 25 km
Nearest town Mandi 41 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Dharman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Dharman

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharman village had a population of 323. That makes it the 200th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Dharman village has 158 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharman has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Dharman is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharman covers 37.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharman falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharman is Zero Point, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dharman.

Dharman is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharman is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 2.5 km away. Palampur is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathahru (3.0 km), Samba (5.9 km) and Bandhiara (8.2 km).

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

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