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About Belu Dhar Village

Belu Dhar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 170 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belu Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belu Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 101.64 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 170
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belu Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Belu Dhar is the 70th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 101.64 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Belu Dhar

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

Belu Dhar lies about 72 km from Mandi. 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 Belu Dhar
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 72 km

Villages closest to Belu Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karsog 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 Belu Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Belu Dhar village had a population of 363. That makes it the 70th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Belu Dhar village has 170 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belu Dhar has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Belu Dhar is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belu Dhar covers 101.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belu Dhar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Belu Dhar 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 Belu Dhar.

Belu Dhar is about 72 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belu Dhar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Karsog is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaori Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Dharmor (under 2 km) and D P F Dharmour (under 2 km).

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

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