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About Dharwar Village

Dharwar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 30 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 30
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharwar compares

By the 2011 count Dharwar is the 134th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dharwar

Dharwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharwar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dharwar from other places

Dharwar lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Dharwar
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 20 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km

Villages closest to Dharwar

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.

Common questions about Dharwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwar village had a population of 55. That makes it the 134th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Dharwar village has 30 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwar has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dharwar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharwar covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharwar is Summer Hill, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharwar.

Dharwar is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansar (under 2 km), Khumba (under 2 km) and Bhundal (under 2 km).

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

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