About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 391 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	174401
Area (hectares)	223.85 hectares
Population	789
Male Population	391
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 36th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 223.85 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dhar

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

Dhar lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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 Dhar
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	11 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Olinda	39 km

Villages closest to Dhar

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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 789. That makes it the 36th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Dhar village has 391 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Dhar covers 223.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Olinda, about 39 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 Dhar.

Dhar is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Olinda is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.