About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 407 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	265.03 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	407
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Dhar is the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 265.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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 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 Dhar from other places

Dhar lies about 25 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.5 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	Solan	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	25 km
District headquarters	Shimla	25 km

Villages closest to Dhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheta 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 810. That makes it the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Dhar village has 407 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dhar is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 265.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhar falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar is Salogra, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance for Dhar.

Dhar is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhar is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 7.5 km away. Cheta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.