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About Dhar Wadang Village

Dhar Wadang is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 141 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 21 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Wadang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Wadang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 640 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 141
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 21
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Wadang compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Wadang is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 640 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Dhar Wadang

Dhar Wadang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhar Wadang 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Shothang, Dhar Singan, Dhar Tawla and Dhar Thanda Pani. 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 Dhar Wadang

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Wadang village had a population of 144. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Dhar Wadang village has 141 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Wadang has about 21 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 815.

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

Dhar Wadang covers 640 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhar Wadang 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 village for Dhar Wadang.

Dhar Wadang is in Sangla 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 Dhar Wadang today is likely to be higher.

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