About Dhaniara Village

Dhaniara is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 180 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, 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	Nihri
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	637 hectares
Population	347
Male Population	180
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniara compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniara is the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhaniara

Dhaniara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhaniara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 8.1 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 26 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 Dhaniara
District headquarters	Mandi	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	27 km

Villages closest to Dhaniara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniara village had a population of 347. That makes it the 31st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Dhaniara village has 180 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniara has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniara is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniara covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhaniara is Buffer Stop, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhaniara.

Dhaniara is about 8.1 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 Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 8.1 km away. Buffer Stop is about 26 km away. Nihri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.