About Dhanshal Village

Dhanshal is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 40 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanshal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	139.88 hectares
Population	77
Male Population	40
Female Population	37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanshal compares

By the 2011 count Dhanshal is the 124th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 139.88 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 981.

Getting to Dhanshal

Dhanshal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanshal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanshal from other places

Dhanshal lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 44 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 Dhanshal
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	16 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
District headquarters	Mandi	43 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Dhanshal

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.

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Common questions about Dhanshal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanshal village had a population of 77. That makes it the 124th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dhanshal village has 40 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanshal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Dhanshal covers 139.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanshal is Shimla, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanshal.

Dhanshal is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanshal is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.