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About Dhar Jabal Village

Dhar Jabal is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 49 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1831.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhar Jabal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhar Jabal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 1831.28 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 49
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhar Jabal compares

By the 2011 count Dhar Jabal is the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 1831.28 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhar Jabal

Dhar Jabal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhar Jabal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jabal from other places

Dhar Jabal 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 Jabal
Nearest town Solan 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Dhar Jabal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chirgaon 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 Dhar Jabal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar Jabal village had a population of 90. That makes it the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhar Jabal village has 49 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar Jabal has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhar Jabal is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar Jabal covers 1831.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhar Jabal falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhar Jabal 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhar Jabal.

Dhar Jabal 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 Jabal is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 7.5 km away. Chirgaon is about 25 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 Khasha Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Shal Dhar (under 2 km) and Dev Ban Dhar (under 2 km).

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

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