About Dhansar Village

Dhansar is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 139 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhansar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhansar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Jubbal
Pincode	171216
Area (hectares)	237.45 hectares
Population	272
Male Population	139
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhansar compares

By the 2011 count Dhansar is the 53rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 237.45 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Dhansar

Dhansar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhansar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhansar from other places

Dhansar lies about 64 km from Shimla. 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 Dhansar
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	64 km

Villages closest to Dhansar

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.

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Common questions about Dhansar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhansar village had a population of 272. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dhansar village has 139 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhansar has about 957 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 Dhansar is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhansar covers 237.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Dhansar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhansar.

Dhansar is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhansar is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.