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About Dhar Ranikanda Village

Dhar Ranikanda is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7. The village covers 8668 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Ranikanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Ranikanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 8668 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 7
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 Dhar Ranikanda compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Ranikanda is the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 8668 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Dhar Ranikanda

Dhar Ranikanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhar Ranikanda 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 Dhar Ranikanda from other places

Dhar Ranikanda lies about 18 km from Kinnaur. 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 Ranikanda
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 9.6 km
District headquarters Kinnaur 18 km
Nearest town Shimla 103 km

Villages closest to Dhar Ranikanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangla 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 Dhar Ranikanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Ranikanda village had a population of 7. That makes it the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Ranikanda is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Ranikanda covers 8668 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Ranikanda falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhar Ranikanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhar Ranikanda.

Dhar Ranikanda is about 18 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar Ranikanda is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Sangla is about 9.6 km away. Kinnaur is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baturi Kanda (under 2 km), Dewar Kanda (under 2 km) and Panpo Kanda (under 2 km).

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

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