About Dharanda Village

Dharanda is a large village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,041 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharanda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	216.47 hectares
Population	2,102
Male Population	1,041
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharanda compares

By the 2011 count Dharanda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 216.47 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dharanda

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

Dharanda lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Dharanda
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	3.9 km
District headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	48 km

Villages closest to Dharanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharanda village had a population of 2,102. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Dharanda village has 1,041 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharanda has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dharanda is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharanda covers 216.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharanda falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharanda is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 village for Dharanda.

Dharanda is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharanda is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 3.9 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.