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About Rahi Dhar Village

Rahi Dhar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 170 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rahi Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rahi Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 67.56 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 170
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rahi Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Rahi Dhar is the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 67.56 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Rahi Dhar

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

Rahi Dhar lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Rahi Dhar
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 3.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 50 km

Villages closest to Rahi Dhar

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 Rahi Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rahi Dhar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 59th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Rahi Dhar village has 170 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rahi Dhar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Rahi Dhar covers 67.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rahi Dhar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rahi Dhar is Summer Hill, 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 Rahi Dhar.

Rahi Dhar is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rahi Dhar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 3.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sunas (1.6 km), Lot (2.0 km) and Kurani (2.5 km).

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

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