About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 492 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, 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	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	104.81 hectares
Population	939
Male Population	492
Female Population	447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 104.81 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	30 km
District headquarters	Mandi	40 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 939. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dhar village has 492 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 909 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 Dhar is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 104.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Summer Hill, about 30 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 40 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 Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Thunag is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.