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About Dhamag Village

Dhamag is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 12 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhamag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhamag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 1.04 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 12
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhamag compares

By the 2011 count Dhamag is the 137th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 1.04 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dhamag

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

Dhamag lies about 52 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 50 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 Dhamag
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 49 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 50 km
District headquarters Mandi 52 km

Villages closest to Dhamag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhamag village had a population of 24. That makes it the 137th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dhamag village has 12 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhamag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dhamag is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhamag covers 1.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhamag falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhamag is Shimla, about 50 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 Dhamag.

Dhamag is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhamag is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 49 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marhuti (under 2 km), D P F Raigarh (3.6 km) and Pakhrair (3.6 km).

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

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