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About Dhanehr Village

Dhanehr is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 240 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175023
Area (hectares) 64.61 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 240
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanehr compares

By the 2011 count Dhanehr is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 64.61 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Dhanehr

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

How far is Dhanehr from other places

Dhanehr lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 Dhanehr
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 6.7 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 43 km

Villages closest to Dhanehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanehr village had a population of 455. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Dhanehr village has 240 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanehr has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Dhanehr is 175023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanehr covers 64.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanehr falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanehr is Buffer Stop, about 43 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 village for Dhanehr.

Dhanehr is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanehr is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 6.7 km away. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gummun (under 2 km), Hansal (under 2 km) and Jakher (under 2 km).

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

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