About Dhankhar Village

Dhankhar is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 152 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhankhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhankhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil	Spiti
Pincode	172113
Area (hectares)	643.1 hectares
Population	301
Male Population	152
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhankhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhankhar is the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 643.1 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Dhankhar

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

Dhankhar lies about 121 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 129 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 Dhankhar
Tehsil headquarters	Spiti	under 2 km
District headquarters	Lahul and Spiti	121 km
Nearest town	Mandi	127 km
Nearest railway station	Zero Point	129 km

Villages closest to Dhankhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhankhar village had a population of 301. That makes it the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Dhankhar village has 152 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhankhar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Dhankhar is 172113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhankhar covers 643.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhankhar falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhankhar is Zero Point, about 129 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 10+ km distance for Dhankhar.

Dhankhar is about 121 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhankhar is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Spiti is about under 2 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 121 km away. Mandi is about 127 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.