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About Dharmaling Village

Dharmaling is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 471 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmaling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmaling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172104
Area (hectares) 49.11 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 471
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmaling compares

By the 2011 count Dharmaling is the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 49.11 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dharmaling

Dharmaling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharmaling as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Devli Dhar, Deya Dhar, Dhar Barke and Dhar Phopal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dharmaling

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmaling village had a population of 924. That makes it the 6th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Dharmaling village has 471 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmaling has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dharmaling is 172104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmaling covers 49.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dharmaling falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dharmaling notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharmaling.

Dharmaling is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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