About Dhar Village

Dhar is a mid sized village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 367 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, 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	Jubbal
Pincode	171206
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	367
Female Population	354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 267 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 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 Dhar from other places

Dhar 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 Dhar
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 Dhar

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 Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhar village had a population of 721. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Dhar village has 367 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhar has about 965 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 Dhar is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhar covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhar 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhar.

Dhar 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.

Dhar 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.