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About Dhanyatar Village

Dhanyatar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 193 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanyatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanyatar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 69.35 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 193
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhanyatar compares

By the 2011 count Dhanyatar is the 73rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 69.35 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Dhanyatar

Dhanyatar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanyatar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanyatar from other places

Dhanyatar lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 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 Dhanyatar
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 3.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Dhanyatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanyatar village had a population of 401. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Dhanyatar village has 193 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanyatar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Dhanyatar is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanyatar covers 69.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanyatar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanyatar is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanyatar.

Dhanyatar is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanyatar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Chauntra Bahetren is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 3.6 km away. Mandi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauntra (under 2 km), Dohag (under 2 km) and Lakrehr (under 2 km).

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

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