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About Dhaniara Village

Dhaniara is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 212 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175003
Area (hectares) 77.92 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 212
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniara compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniara is the 22nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 77.92 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Dhaniara

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

Dhaniara lies about 71 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 Dhaniara
Nearest town Shimla 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 9.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 71 km

Villages closest to Dhaniara

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 Dhaniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniara village had a population of 439. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhaniara village has 212 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniara has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniara is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniara covers 77.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhaniara 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 <5 km distance for Dhaniara.

Dhaniara is about 71 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaniara is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 6.3 km away. Kotli is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Nagan (6.8 km), Gharaun (7.0 km) and Mahan (7.3 km).

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

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