About Dhishti Village

Dhishti is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 510 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares.

Dhishti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhishti village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Area (hectares)	297 hectares
Population	978
Male Population	510
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhishti compares

By the 2011 count Dhishti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhishti

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

Dhishti lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Dhishti
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	6.6 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	25 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	46 km

Villages closest to Dhishti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhishti village had a population of 978. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Dhishti village has 510 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhishti has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Dhishti covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhishti falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhishti is Summer Hill, about 46 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 Dhishti.

Dhishti is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhishti is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 6.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.