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About Dharmara Village

Dharmara is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharmara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 52.95 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharmara compares

By the 2011 count Dharmara is the 110th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 52.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dharmara

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

Dharmara lies about 54 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Dharmara
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 24 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 51 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
District headquarters Shimla 54 km

Villages closest to Dharmara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jubbal 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 Dharmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharmara village had a population of 91. That makes it the 110th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dharmara village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharmara has about 978 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Dharmara is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharmara covers 52.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharmara falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharmara is Salogra, about 52 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 Dharmara.

Dharmara is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharmara is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 51 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ching Dharmana (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Anand Parwat (3.1 km).

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

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