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About Dhawansari Village

Dhawansari is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 156 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,276 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691700, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhawansari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhawansari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 691700
Area (hectares) 62.49 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 156
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,276
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhawansari compares

By the 2011 count Dhawansari is the 34th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 62.49 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Dhawansari

Dhawansari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhawansari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhawansari from other places

Dhawansari lies about 100 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 32 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 Dhawansari
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 22 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 32 km
Nearest town Shimla 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Dhawansari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhawansari village had a population of 355. That makes it the 34th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhawansari village has 156 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhawansari has about 1276 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Dhawansari is 691700. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhawansari covers 62.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhawansari falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhawansari is Salogra, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Dhawansari.

Dhawansari is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhawansari is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 22 km away. Salogra is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwahan (8.0 km), Sarwari Buhli (8.0 km) and Sarwari Uperli (8.0 km).

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

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